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Basin Handle with Lion Skin Attachment

Basin Handle with Lion Skin Attachment

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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