Handle attachment in the form of a head (possibly Dionysos)
Handle attachment in the form of a head (possibly Dionysos)

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Handle attachment in the form of a head (possibly Dionysos)

y1945-260

Information

Title
Handle attachment in the form of a head (possibly Dionysos)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
4.9 x 4.7 x 1.7 cm (1 15/16 x 1 7/8 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Gladys Davidson Weinberg
Object Number
y1945-260
Place Collected

Turkey, Istanbul, Grand Bazaar

Period
Early Western World
Type
vessels (containers), handles: tool components, metalwork
Materials
bronze
Subject
chitons, headdresses, heads

Acquired at the Istanbul Bazaars; given to the Museum by Gladys Davidson Weinberg in 1945

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