Basin Handle
5th century BCE
Dimensions
8.5 x 12 x 1.4 cm (3 3/8 x 4 3/4 x 9/16 in.)
Provenance
[Sotheby Park Bernet, New York, 1980], sold; to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1980-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012. Sotheby Sale, May 16, 1980, (Lot 218)
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