Cow Headed Handle

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Cow Headed Handle

Egypt, probably Ptolemaic period (332 - 30 BCE)
Tools and Equipment; handles
Bronze
Height of cow's head and aegis: 4 in. (10.16 cm); Width of head and aegis: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); Length of staff holder: 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm)
William Randolph Hearst Foundation (50.4.11)
Not currently on public view