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Handle of a patera with a wolf's head terminal
Greek
Hellenistic Period
Medium/Technique
Bronze, lead, silver
Dimensions
Length: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number99.474
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 452; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 125 (additional published references).
DescriptionThe handle is of lead covered with a thin sheet of bronze. The eyes of the wolf are of silver. The other end is broken. Light green patina.
ProvenanceBy 1899: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Rome & said to be from near Ascoli, Piceno.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, 1899, for $ 32,500.00 (this is the total price for MFA 99.338-99.542)