Bronze head with Phrygian cap and inlaid blue glass eyes, possibly Atys

Details

• Title

  Bronze head with Phrygian cap and inlaid blue glass eyes, possibly Atys

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › Suffolk › Mildenhall › Kenny Hill (Mildenhall) (find spot)

• Date

  Early Roman Period (Britain) (AD 43 - 200)

• Material and technique

  copper alloy, glass

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy;

  processed material › glass

• Object type

  sculpture › figure

• Dimensions

  6.4 cm (height)
  4.5 cm (width)
  4.9 cm (depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Arthur Evans, from the collection of Sir John Evans, 1927.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 13 | Rome

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1927.564

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