VesselsEtruscan3rd-1st century BCE

Handle Ornamented with Head or Mask Attachment Plate

late 3rd-1st century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Leaded bronze

Culture

Etruscan

Period

Hellenistic period to Early Roman Imperial

Century

3rd-1st century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

16.9 x 8.5 x 6.5 cm (6 5/8 x 3 3/8 x 2 9/16 in.)

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