VesselsGreek or Etruscan4th-3rd century BCE

Vessel Handle with Back Plate

4th-3rd century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Cast and hammered

Medium

Crossbar: Bronze; Rivet: Copper

Culture

Greek or Etruscan

Period

Classical period, Late, to Hellenistic

Century

4th-3rd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

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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