Bottle with Lobed “Garlic Head” Mouth
4th-3rd century BCE
Description
Compressed globular bottle with long neck and lobed mouth resembling a head of garlic, and short circular footring; cast bronze with patina.
Dimensions
H. 39.2 x Diam. 20.8 cm (15 7/16 x 8 3/16 in.)
Provenance
David Hill, USA (by 1996) sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1996-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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