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CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK BRONZE HANDLE
Classical Period, Circa 4th Century B.C.
From an oinochoe, the fluted shaft terminating above the vessel rim in the facing head of a woman, perhaps a maenad, her face framed by her thick wavy locks, the lower terminal a facing head of Silenus, his bald pate with thick curly hair hiding his pointed ears, with a pug nose and long flowing spade-shaped beard
57/8 in. (14.9 cm) long
Classical Period, Circa 4th Century B.C.
From an oinochoe, the fluted shaft terminating above the vessel rim in the facing head of a woman, perhaps a maenad, her face framed by her thick wavy locks, the lower terminal a facing head of Silenus, his bald pate with thick curly hair hiding his pointed ears, with a pug nose and long flowing spade-shaped beard
57/8 in. (14.9 cm) long