VesselsGreek4th-3rd century BCE

Trefoil Oinochoe Handle

late 4th-first half of the 3rd century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Greek

Period

Hellenistic period, Early

Century

4th-3rd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

12.4 x 3.4 x 5.1 cm (4 7/8 x 1 5/16 x 2 in.)

Provenance

Joseph Ternbach, New York, (1987) sold; [through Sotheby's, New York, November 24-25, 1987, sale 5640, lot #495] to; Jonathan Kagan, New York (1987-1991) gift; to Harvard University Art Museums.

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