Description:

**First Time At Auction**

Europe, Italy, Etruria, ca. 6th century CE. A lovely bronze patera handle featuring a flattened form with a curvaceous silhouette, a sharp shoulder, and a finial in the form of a duck's head with a curved neck and long beak. In ancient times, a patera would have been used to serve food and drink at symposia/dinner parties or with an offering dish to pour libations of wine and other liquids at religious ceremonies. An example like this one, with such high quality bronze and an ornate zoomorphic head finial, was most likely used in rituals. Size: 1.5" W x 7.9" H (3.8 cm x 20.1 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection, acquired in March 2022 via Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, Los Angeles, California, USA; ex-collection of Nancy and Earl Keefer, acquired in the 1990s

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#187351

  • Condition: Light surface wear commensurate with age, as shown, but otherwise, intact and excellent with rich patina and earthen deposits throughout.

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June 20, 2024 8:00 AM MDT
Louisville, CO, US

Artemis Fine Arts

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