Vessel Handle with Back Plate
4th-3rd century BCE
Dimensions
5.6 x 4.6 x th. (of handle) 0.5 cm (2 3/16 x 1 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of the Peabody Museum of Harvard University.
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