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Handle from a chest or a vessel
Greco-Roman
Hellenistic or Roman Period
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x width: 8 x 7 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard R. Wagner
Accession Number65.1341
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 405.
DescriptionA handle of a chest or vessel, perhaps a cauldron, in the form of a bull's head with three rings from the face. The head is hollow, the rings solid. The design is highly stylized. The rings are flat and broad, each with an inset or incised circle at its lowest part. Green patina.
ProvenanceAcquired in Istanbul by Richard R. Wagner (b. 1907 - d. 2002), West Barnstable, MA; 1965, gift of Richard R. Wagner to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)