FragmentsEtruscan7th-6th century BCE

Handle in form of Potnia Theron

Late 7th to early 6th century BCE

Description

Handle depicting winged female figure with two long braids. At the center she grasps two felines by their front paws, faces frontal. The upper corners of the handle terminate in ram heads.

Classification

Fragments

Medium

Terracotta, bucchero

Culture

Etruscan

Century

7th-6th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Provenance

Henry W. Haynes, Boston, MA (by 1912), bequest; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1912-1977), transfer; to the Fogg Museum.

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