Bronze figurine of the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome

Details

• Title

  Bronze figurine of the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › Wiltshire (find spot)

• Date

  2nd century AD (AD 101 - 200)
  Early Roman Period (Britain) (AD 43 - 200)

• Material and technique

  copper alloy

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  4.1 cm (length)
  2.5 cm (height)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1998.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 13 | Rome

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1998.4

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