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Bronze bust of an Amazon

Period:: Early Imperial
Date:: 1st century A.D.
Culture:: Roman
Medium:: Bronze
Dimensions:: H. 14.5 cm
Classification:: Bronzes
Credit Line:: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1959
Accession Number:: 59.11.16

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 171

Provenance

Said to be from Asia Minor
References

Bothmer, Dietrich von. 1961. "Newly Acquired Bronzes--Greek, Etruscan, and Roman." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 19(5): p. 150, fig. 23.
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Metal (59,364)

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Bronze (11,628)

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Busts (553)
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Roman Empire (5,259)
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A.D. 1-500 (6,201)
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