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Unknown
Handle5th century B.C.

Not on view
Bronze ceremonial object with long tapering shaft, horizontal crossbar ending in sculpted animal figures, and paired animal heads with palmette finial at the tip; green patina throughout

Unknown, Handle, 5th century B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Handle
Place Made
Central Italy, Etruria
Date Made
5th century B.C.
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 9 7/16 in. (24 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
AC1992.152.26
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman
Selected Bibliography
  • Thomas, Nancy, and Constantina Oldknow, eds. By Judgment of the Eye: The Varya and Hans Cohn Collection. Los Angeles: Hans Cohn, 1991.

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