VesselsGraeco-Roman4th-3rd century BCE

Jug Handle, Terminating in a Lotus Bud

mid 4th-mid 3rd century BCE or later

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Leaded bronze

Culture

Graeco-Roman

Period

Classical period to Hellenistic

Century

4th-3rd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

12.4 x 8.7 x 6.6 cm (4 7/8 x 3 7/16 x 2 5/8 in.)

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