Hephaistos
SculptureRoman1st-2nd century CE

Hephaistos

1st-2nd century CE

Classification
Sculpture
Technique
Cast, lost-wax process
Medium
Leaded bronze
Culture
Roman
Period
Roman Imperial period
Century
1st-2nd century CE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

9.4 x 6 x 2.3 cm (3 11/16 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Norbert Schimmel collection, (by 1974), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1982.

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