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., An aged metal ladle with a wide shallow bowl and a long flat handle; the surface shows a worn, uneven texture with patches of darker and lighter browns and areas of greenish corrosion; the bowl interior has mottled brown and dark gray tones with some lighter brown highlights and small speckled blemishes, while the underside and rim show a mix of brown and darker bronze shades; the handle is narrow and elongated with an irregular, slightly twisted profile and a curled end, displaying brown and bronze hues with traces of green patina and darker spots; the background is a smooth pale gray.
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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., An aged metal ladle with a wide shallow bowl and a long flat handle; the surface shows a worn, uneven texture with patches of darker and lighter browns and areas of greenish corrosion; the bowl interior has mottled brown and dark gray tones with some lighter brown highlights and small speckled blemishes, while the underside and rim show a mix of brown and darker bronze shades; the handle is narrow and elongated with an irregular, slightly twisted profile and a curled end, displaying brown and bronze hues with traces of green patina and darker spots; the background is a smooth pale gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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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 aged metal ladle wide shallow bowl long flat handle surface worn uneven texture patches darker lighter browns areas greenish corrosion bowl interior mottled brown dark gray tones lighter brown highlights small speckled blemishes underside rim mix brown darker bronze shades narrow elongated irregular slightly twisted profile curled displaying brown bronze hues traces green patina darker spots background smooth pale gray.

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