Roman Handle Collection
1st-2nd century AD. A sturdy bronze ewer handle with billeted band to the spine, crescent rim junction with lateral stops and lion mask, finial with leaf design and mask of Silenus with broad face and beard; and another with ivy-leaf design. 465 grams, 12-16.5cm (4 3/4 - 6 1/2"). Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s. [2]
Condition Report: Fine condition.
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1st-2nd century AD. A sturdy bronze ewer handle with billeted band to the spine, crescent rim junction with lateral stops and lion mask, finial with leaf design and mask of Silenus with broad face and beard; and another with ivy-leaf design. 465 grams, 12-16.5cm (4 3/4 - 6 1/2"). Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s. [2]
Condition Report: Fine condition.
