A GREEK BRONZE PATERA HANDLE
A GREEK BRONZE PATERA HANDLE

CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.

Details
A GREEK BRONZE PATERA HANDLE
classical period, circa 5th-4th century b.c.
In the form of a kouros, his upraised arms and head joined to a band engraved with volutes that once attached to the bowl, the figure modeled in the round, the legs flexed together, the pointed toes once attached to a now-missing finial, his hair bound in a fillet and falling in back in a striated mass
6.5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) high
Literature
Kunst Jahrbuch, 1996, Band 3, p. 784.