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AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE HANDLE FRAGMENT
Lot 6

AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE HANDLE FRAGMENT

CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.

Closed8 December 2021

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AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE HANDLE FRAGMENT
CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
8 3⁄8 in. (21.3 cm.) high

Dr. Franz Haniel (1883-1965) collection, Germany; thence by descent.

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Possibly the handle to a shovel, which would have been used for incense-burning during sacrifices, cf. S. Haynes, Etruscan Bronzes, London, 1985, no. 104.