Object Description
An extremely fine and well-preserved Ancient Roman cast bronze handle, which may have once belonged to a patera. The handle is modelled in the shape of a fluted column shaft, ending in a ram’s head finial. The animal’s facial features are rendered in a naturalistic manner, with fine details such as the texture of the wool and the ridges of the horns carefully incised. The base of the handle, where it would have attached to the body of the vessel, is a curved sheet of metal with symmetric projections, decorated in a raised vegetal design.
The handle sits upon a custom made stand.
Date: Circa 1st – 2nd Century AD