VesselsGreek5th century BCE

Basin Handle with Lion Skin Attachment

first half 5th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Copper alloy

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period, Early

Century

5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

7.3 x 9 cm (2 7/8 x 3 9/16 in.)

Provenance

[Sotheby's New York Antiquities Auction, 1985], sold; to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1985-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012. Sotheby's New York, December 9, 1985, Sale 5398, Lot 267.

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