Lot Essay
For a nearly-identical handle with a lion’s pelt, illustrated center bottom, compare the one in the Princeton University Art Museum, inv. no. y1929-118.
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PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION
SIX GREEK BRONZE SWIVEL HANDLES
LATE ARCHAIC TO EARLY CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
SIX GREEK BRONZE SWIVEL HANDLES
LATE ARCHAIC TO EARLY CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
3 5⁄8 in. (9.2 cm.) wide (largest)
LATE ARCHAIC TO EARLY CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
3 5⁄8 in. (9.2 cm.) wide (largest)
Provenance
Private Collection, Europe.
Property from a European Private Collection; Antiquities, Sotheby's, New York, 5 June 1999, lot 113.
Property from a European Private Collection; Antiquities, Sotheby's, New York, 5 June 1999, lot 113.
Brought to you by
Hannah Solomon
Head of Department, Specialist