Lot Essay
For a similar terminal see no 432A, p.492 in Comstock and Vermeule, Greek, Etruscan & Roman Bronzes in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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LATE ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK BRONZE VESSEL HANDLE
LATE ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
The terminal in the form of a gorgon head, with wide eyes, grimacing mouth and lolling tongue, surmounted by a beaded reel into which inserts an oval handle, square in section, ornamented with two knobbed rings
3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) high
LATE ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
The terminal in the form of a gorgon head, with wide eyes, grimacing mouth and lolling tongue, surmounted by a beaded reel into which inserts an oval handle, square in section, ornamented with two knobbed rings
3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Alfred E. Mirsky (1900-1974).
Special notice
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