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One of a pair of handles
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
about 500 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Width x length: 11.8 x 18.5 cm (4 5/8 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard R. Wagner
Accession Number1971.265
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), no. 101.
DescriptionOne of a pair of handles from an amphora, side terminals in shape of ducks; bottom end shaped as a grape-leaf, veins incised. Four holes in leaf for attaching to body of amphora. Light green patina.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Richard R. Wagner Collection (from Asia Minor, probably the Hermos Valley); gift of Richard R. Wagner to MFA, May 14, 1971