Artemision Bronze
Mediterranean · 460–450 BCE
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Ancient · № 078
Capitoline Wolf
Mediterranean · c. 450 BCE
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Capitoline Wolf
- Maker
- Mediterranean
- Date
- c. 450 BCE
- Place
- Mediterranean
- Material
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H 94 cm × W 65 cm × D 144.5 cm
- Current collection
- SMK — Royal Cast Collection
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The bronze she-wolf is shown with the twins beneath her. The wolf and the children were made centuries apart, an important example of how a familiar image can combine elements from different dates.
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- Maker
- Mediterranean
- Date
- c. 450 BCE
- Place
- Mediterranean
- Material
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H 94 cm × W 65 cm × D 144.5 cm
- Current collection
- SMK — Royal Cast Collection
- Source
- SMK Open ↗
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark 1.0
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