Bronze statuette of a priest

Unknown

3rd–2nd century BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

This large statuette portrays a man, perhaps a votary or a priest, pouring an offering to the gods from a patera (libation bowl) held in his right hand. The gesture is typical of human and divine beings who are making sacrifice.

Artist

Unknown

Date

3rd–2nd century BCE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Etruscan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1916