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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1995.10
Title
Capitoline Wolf with Romulus and Remus
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
c. 200 BCE
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/287856

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, mold-made
Dimensions
12.9 x 15 cm (5 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From Robert E. Hecht jr.
ex. collection K.S. Hewitt, London

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Robert E. Hecht, Jr. in honor of Mason Hammond
Accession Year
1995
Object Number
1995.10
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Hollow mold made terracotta group of Capitoline wolf and twins. Mended from fragments, shiny brown clay, darker incrustations on rear and lower part of right side. The tip of the wolf's left ear is missing and the eyes, nose and mouth appear to have been hand retouched. Bottom flat.

Verification Level

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