Ornament
Handle
48-2-144
From: Turkey (Country)
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 48-2-144 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Parthian | Roman |
Provenience | Turkey (Country) |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Bronze |
Iconography | Dog Head |
Description | Utensil handle: dog head on wire. Object cleaned to metal in 1966. The end of the wire is broken. The wolf-like head of a dog has large bulging eyes outlined by grooves. It is set into a curved piece of wire, round in section. The head is flat and plain underneath and is pierced by a modern nail hole. |
Length | 5.3 cm |
Thickness | 2.6 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
Other Number | 11 - Collector Number | L-2-64 - Old Loan Number |
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