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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 Number68.734
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionHandle of a chest or vessel (cauldron ?), in form of bull's head, hollowed and in high relief, with three rings from behind the head. Features and hair incised, also nose-strap. Right-hand ring cracked through. Dark green patina.
Provenance1968, gift of Richard R. Wagner (b. 1907 - d. 2002), West Barnstable, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 13, 1968)