Situla Handle (Primary Title)
Pair of Situla Handles (Former Title)

Unknown (Artist)

4th century BC
Etruscan
copper alloy
Overall: 3 1/2 × 2 × 1 1/8 in. (8.89 × 5.08 × 2.86 cm)
80.20.1
Set "Situla Handle" (80.20.2)
These handles are in the shape of theatrical masks with open mouths that served as pouring spouts. They once belonged to a bucket-shaped container called a situla.
Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund
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