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Etruscan bronze, figures of Romulus and Remus and wolf mother
Etruscan bronze, figures of Romulus and Remus and wolf mother
Object Number 2004.24.17419
Display Title Etruscan bronze, figures of Romulus and Remus and wolf mother
Descriptions
Object Description Capitoline wolf- Etruscan bronze of Late 6th century B.C. under Ionic (East Greek) influence; figures of Romulus and Remus, 15th century A.D. Italy: Rome. 3.5 x 5. Taken by F.P. Orchard July 1944. From: "Italia Antica Dalla Caverna Prehistorica Al Palazzo Imperiale," 2a Edizione, fig. 265.
Subject
  • Myth
  • Bronze
  • Wolf
  • Figure
Department Photographic
Date July 1944
Artist Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
  • Etruscan
  • European Iron Age styles and periods
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Italy / Lazio / <County> / Rome
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 x 12.7 cm (3 1/2 x 5 in.)

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