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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
細節
A ROMAN BRONZE OLPE
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The ovoid body tapering to an elongated neck, the round mouth with an inward-sloping rim, the underside with lathe-turned concentric rings, the separately-cast handle with a foliate shaft, with duck-head terminals emerging from volutes at the join to the rim, the handle plate in the form of a head of Medusa, her unkempt curly locks framing her face, her wings emerging from her head, a snake head on either side with the tails knotted below her chin
11 in. (28 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The ovoid body tapering to an elongated neck, the round mouth with an inward-sloping rim, the underside with lathe-turned concentric rings, the separately-cast handle with a foliate shaft, with duck-head terminals emerging from volutes at the join to the rim, the handle plate in the form of a head of Medusa, her unkempt curly locks framing her face, her wings emerging from her head, a snake head on either side with the tails knotted below her chin
11 in. (28 cm.) high
來源
with Soester Münzen, Soest, Germany, 1999.
with Frank L. Kovacs, San Mateo (Antiquities, Coins & Early Writings, no. 13).
with Frank L. Kovacs, San Mateo (Antiquities, Coins & Early Writings, no. 13).