http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1398558/resize%3Aformat%3DfullNude female figure, handle of a patera (shallow bowl)350-300 B.C.BronzeNude young woman which served as a patera handle. She stands at ease, both arms raised to hold the vessel. She is wearing only a pair of soft, flat shoes and a necklace with a bulla flanked by two crescent-shaped pendants. Her face is rounded, her eyes wide. She has her hair parted in the center and falling in waves through the forehead to the ears. A thick ribbon decorated with a diamond shaped pattern crowns her head. She supports the attachment plate for a bowl with both hands, the juncture element takes the form of tendrils and on the back it is decorated with a palmette. She stand on a circular flat base. Rich green patina.Sculpture14.8000000000 Centimeter18.0000000000 Centimeterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/106/rdf