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DEACESSIONED September 24, 2015
Handle
Greek, East Greek
Hellenistic or Greco-Roman Period
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Credit Line
Gift of Richard R. Wagner
Accession Number68.733
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionHandle of a chest or vessel, perhaps a cauldron, in the form of a bull's head, hollow in back, with three rings from the face. Lower ring subdivided by T-shaped piece, with central knob and one at either end. Face very worn; traces of incised forelock. Left-hand ring cracked. Greenish-brown patina.
Provenance1968, gift of Richard R. Wagner (b. 1907 - d. 2002), West Barnstable, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 13, 1968)