VesselsRoman1st-2nd century CE

Amphora Handle

1st-2nd century CE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Leaded bronze

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period, Middle

Century

1st-2nd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

15 x 6.2 cm (5 7/8 x 2 7/16 in.)

Provenance

[Sotheby's (New York), The Thomas Barlow Walker Collection, Sept. 26-28, 1972, lot 297, sold]; to anonymous collection, gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1972.

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