Bronze ladle terminating in two ducks' heads, Etruscan, 5th century BCE
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
5th century BCE
Ladle with handle of ducks' heads in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 10.210.35), catalogued by the museum's Greek and Roman Art department under the title “Bronze ladle terminating in two ducks' heads”. The museum dates it 5th century BCE and records its origin as Etruscan; Classical. The museum records the medium as Bronze and the dimensions as H.: 13 in. (33 cm) Other (D. of bowl): 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Ducks. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H.: 13 in. (33 cm) Other (D. of bowl): 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Bronzes
- Period recorded
- Classical
- Culture recorded
- Etruscan
Identification
- Met object id
- 248323
- Museum object name
- Ladle with handle of ducks' heads
- Museum object number
- 10.210.35
Catalogue references
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