VesselsEtruscan5th century BCE

Basin Handle

5th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Leaded bronze

Culture

Etruscan

Period

Classical period

Century

5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

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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