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Greco-Roman (Artist)
1st century BCE-1st century CE (Ptolemaic-early Roman Imperial)
cast bronze
(Ancient Greece , Roman Empire )

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Castellani, Paris, 1884, no. 441 (?); Arthur Sambon Collection Sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 1914, no. 63; Alphonse Kann Collection Sale, American Art Association, New York, 1927, lot 98; Joseph Brummer, New York and Paris, 1927, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N1164]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
6/7/1957 Treatment cleaned
9/15/1959 Treatment cleaned; coated
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Geographies

Roman Empire (Place of Origin) Greece (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1927

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

54.1134

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  • Wednesday—Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
  • Thursday: 1–8 p.m.
  • Monday—Tuesday: Closed

Location

600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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