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Etruscan Bronze Ladle with Duck's Head Handle Etruscan Bronze Ladle with Duck's Head Handle Etruscan Bronze Ladle with Duck's Head Handle
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LOT 0078

Etruscan Bronze Ladle with Duck's Head Handle

5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.

93/4 in. (179 grams, 24.7 cm).

With shallow circular bowl and broad rim, stem with slightly domed front face, terminal formed as a duck's head.

Provenance

Acquired in 1998.
Ex Swiss private collection.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 21.88.130, for similar.

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LOT 0078

Etruscan Bronze Ladle with Duck's Head Handle

Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)

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