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Patera Handle in the Form of a Youth
first half 5th century BCE (Late Archaic-early Classical)
bronze
The body of the nude youth forms the handle of a patera (dish); the palmette attachment curves to accommodate the patera bowl. Above the youth's head and arms is a pedament with two recumbent rams.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
Overall: 10 7/16 x 4 5/16 x 1 5/8 in. (26.5 x 10.9 x 4.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired before 1931
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.106