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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Basin Handle with Sirens
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Basin Handle with Sirens

Possible OriginPalestrina, Italy, Europe
CultureEtruscan
PeriodOrientalizing
Date680-640 BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions3 x 4 3/16 x 2 7/8 in., 307 g (7.6 x 10.6 x 7.3 cm, 10 13/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.759
ProvenanceEx coll. Charles-Louis Frossard (1927-1902), France, collected in Italy, 1873. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, possibly purchased from Alain Renner, Issoudun, France.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art
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