Tools and EquipmentEtruscan2nd century BCE

Ladle with Handle Terminating in Duck's Head

2nd century BCE

Classification

Tools and Equipment

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Copper alloy

Culture

Etruscan

Period

Hellenistic period

Century

2nd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

26.2 x 6.7 x 6.8 cm (10 5/16 x 2 5/8 x 2 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Edward W. Forbes, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1954.

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