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Handle of a libation dish
Greek
Classical Period
about 450–350 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
John Wheelock Elliot and John Morse Elliot Fund
Accession Number69.956
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 451A; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 125 (additional published references).
DescriptionThe outer part terminates in the head of a waterbird, while a lion's mask enriches the inner end, at the base. Greenish-brown patina, uncorroded.
ProvenanceBy 1969: with Origins, 134 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116; purchased by MFA from Origins, June 11, 1969