Bronze furniture attachment

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 166

The naturalistic rendering of the acanthus rinceau matches the style of marble decoration found on public monuments, notably the Ara Pacis, erected in Rome between 14 and 9 B.C.

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Title: Bronze furniture attachment
Period: Early Imperial, Augustan
Date: late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Other: 11 in. (28 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1933
Object Number: 33.11.4a, b
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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