Caption

Strainer with a handle in the form of a swan's head;, swans iconography; tools. Wide, flattened container with a hemispherical strainer and a flat handle ending in a bird's head. 2nd half of the 4th century BC previously dated 4th century BC. Etruria. Vessel. Height 23.1 cm; width 11.3 cm; depth 4 cm; weight 0.14 kg., A single metal object resembling a shallow bowl with a long handle is shown against a plain gray background, the object displaying a weathered metallic surface in shades of gold, bronze, brown, and darker tarnished areas; the bowl has a circular recessed center with a patterned perforated disk that appears darker with black and deep brown tones, and the rim and interior show mottled patches of lighter and darker bronze; the handle extends outward with an irregular hooked end and a textured, pitted surface in bronze and gold hues, and the overall piece has an aged, uneven finish with small spots of darker discoloration.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_404

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.4Mb (2.6Mb) / 20.0in x 10.4in / 6000 x 3109 (300dpi)

Keywords

Strainer handle form swan's head swans iconography tools Wide flattened container hemispherical strainer flat ending bird's head 2nd half 4th century BC previously dated 4th century BC Etruria Vessel Height 23.1 cm width 11.3 cm depth 4 cm weight 0.14 kg single metal object resembling shallow bowl long handle shown plain gray background object displaying weathered metallic surface shades gold bronze brown darker tarnished areas bowl circular recessed center patterned perforated disk black deep brown tones rim interior mottled patches lighter darker bronze extends outward irregular hooked textured pitted surface gold hues piece aged uneven finish small spots darker discoloration.