VesselsGreek6th century BCE

Ribbon-Shaped Handle with Lower Attachment Plate of Couchant Rams

mid 6th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Leaded bronze, traces of gilding

Culture

Greek

Period

Archaic period

Century

6th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

12.2 x 8 cm (4 13/16 x 3 1/8 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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