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Handle of a pitcher (oinochoe)
Italic, Etruscan
Archaic Period
about 580 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number63.788
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 513; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 125 (additional published references).
DescriptionPitcher handle, the upper end terminating with a bearded human head between two duck-like heads and the bottom one with the mask of a goddess between snake's heads. The handle is ridged and is decorated with incised lines. Green patina, with bluish areas.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr. (said to be from Vulci); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 19, 1963