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Neptune (Poseidon)
Roman
Imperial Period
2nd–3rd century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 5 cm (1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number63.2761
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 120.
DescriptionNeptune stands on a small rectangular plinth and holds a long trident in the left hand and a dolphin in the extended right. Dark green patina, with encrustation. Ends of trident broken off.
The god of the sea carries a dolphin and trident (fish spear).
Perhaps from Gaul.
The god of the sea carries a dolphin and trident (fish spear).
Perhaps from Gaul.
ProvenanceBy 1963: Horace L. Mayer (d. 1968) (said to be from the London Art Market); loaned to MFA by Horace L. Mayer, November 8, 1963; year-end gift of Horace L. Mayer to MFA, December 26, 1963