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Handle of a basin
Greek
Archaic or Classical Period
about 525–450 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Width: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Edwin E. Jack Fund
Accession Number66.10
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 430.
DescriptionThe curved handle with chamfered loop ends in flat bases of petal shape and is divided in the middle of the ridged curve by a lotus knot. The bases are flat on top, as if the handle were placed at or under a rim, and have incised petals or ovolos following their cut-out contours. There are remains of iron pins in the bases. Green patina with small pitting.
ProvenanceBy 1965: with Origins, 159 Newbury Street, Boston (said to come from Crete); purchased by MFA from Origins Gallery, January 12, 1966