VesselsEtruscan5th century BCE

Amphora Handle with Satyr Playing Syrinx

first half 5th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Etruscan

Period

Archaic period, Late, to Early Classical

Century

5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

17.3 x 6.5 x 15.5 cm (6 13/16 x 2 9/16 x 6 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Hesperia Art (George Allen), Philadelphia; acquired by Dr. and Mrs. Robert Waelder, Broomall, PA, in 1958. Purchased by Harvard University Art Museums from Robert Hecht, Jr. in 1998.

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