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Diana (?)
Roman
Late Republican Period or earlier
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Francis Lee Higginson
Accession Number15.860
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 158; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 121 (additional published references).
DescriptionShe wears a short, girt chiton and high boots. The object in her extended right hand appears to be a broken-off torch. A bow (?) was in her left hand. She appears to have worn a diadem. Brown, green patina and surface corrosion, somewhat cleaned.
ProvenanceDate unknown: found at Lake Nemi by Francis L. Higginson; gift of Francis L. Higginson to MFA, June 3, 1915