Female bust of Sappho known as 'The Oxford Bust'

Details

• Title

  Female bust of Sappho known as 'The Oxford Bust'

• Associated place

  Europe › Italy › Lazio › Metropolitan City of Rome Capital › Rome (find spot)

• Date

  50 - 200

• Material and technique

  marble

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › bust

• Dimensions

  66 cm (length)
  29.5 cm (width)
  55 cm (height)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by the Dowager Countess of Pomfret in 1755.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 21 | Greek and Roman Sculpture

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  ANMichaelis.59

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