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Aspergillum
Greek (?)
Hellenistic Period
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 21.7 cm (8 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number99.497
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 604; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 126 (additional published references).
DescriptionThis vessel is perforated at the bottom with many holes. Around the body are tongue patterns; near the middle is a band of lozenges. The tube is octagonal in section, and the outer or upper end is rounded to receive a stopper. A piece is missing from the bottom, and the tube has been rejoined to the body. Green patina.
ProvenanceBy 1899: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought from a Sicilian 1899.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, 1899, for $ 32,500.00 (this is the total price for MFA 99.338-99.542)