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Handle with Achelous Masksearly 5th century B.C.

Not on view
Bronze arch-shaped sculpture with verdigris patina, both ends terminating in horned, bearded creature heads, mounted on a black rectangular base
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Handle with Achelous Masks
Place Made
Central Italy, Etruria
Date Made
early 5th century B.C.
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Width: 6 9/16 in. (16.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
AC1992.152.23.1
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.