Bronze handle attachment with duck heads

1st century BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

This handle attachment would have been mounted to the rim of a basket-shaped vase, with the swinging loop handles themselves fastened between the duck heads. A complete example of such a handle adorns the bronze basket vase (1989.281.86) displayed nearby.

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Title: Bronze handle attachment with duck heads
Period: Late Republican or Augustan
Date: 1st century BCE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: w. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971
Object Number: 1972.118.89
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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