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Figurine of Diana
Roman
Late Republic Period
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Accession Number88.614
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 159; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 121 (additional published references).
DescriptionShe wears a chiton girt with a broad band and boots. Her hair is arranged in a luxuriant topknot above the forehead and is brought around back to fall down on the spine in a knot or a small bun. The long torch-like object in the right hand has been broken off. The left hand holds a fragment of a bow. Clean light green bronze, with hard earth deposit on top.
ProvenanceBy 1887: with Luigi Boccanera (said to be from the sanctuary of Diana at Nemi); March 25, 1888: purchased by R. Lanciani from Luigi Boccanera; purchased by MFA from R. Lanciani, 1888, for $493.92 (this figure is the total price of MFA 88.538–88.644 and 89.9–89.31)