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LOT 0586
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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