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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Snake Protome, Perhaps from a Shield Device

AAT Object Form/Functionprotomai

AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)

CultureGreek

Periodlate Archaic - early Classical

Dateca. 480 BCE

MediumBronze

Credit LineAnonymous gift

Dimensions2 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (6.4 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm)

Object number2003.043.001

Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 5, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Published ReferencesMCCM Newsletter, September - November 2003.

ProvenanceEx coll. United States.

Status

On view

Collections

Greek and Roman Art

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