Harvard Art Museums > 1932.56.20: Swinging Handle or Bracelet with Cylindrical Holder Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Swinging Handle or Bracelet with Cylindrical Holder , 1932.56.20,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/303596. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1932.56.20 Title Swinging Handle or Bracelet with Cylindrical Holder Classification Vessels Work Type handle Date 6th-4th century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World Period Archaic period to Hellenistic Culture Etruscan (?) Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/303596 Physical Descriptions Medium Copper alloy Technique Hammered Dimensions h. 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.) Technical Details Technical Observations: The patina is generally green over brown, although some exposed metal and cuprite are also visible. Losses have occurred to the sheet metal tube. The spiral has breaks and losses. Two areas of what appears to be iron corrosion are on one side of the piece, where it may have been in contact with an iron object. The spiral bands were made by hot working and hammering a rod. The tube was made from a hammered sheet. Carol Snow (submitted 2002) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Dr. Harris Kennedy, Milton, MA (by 1932), gift; to the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, 1932. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Harris Kennedy, Class of 1894 Accession Year 1932 Object Number 1932.56.20 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Published Catalogue Text: Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Bronzes at the Harvard Art Museums This handle or bracelet is composed of two ring sections, one of which has two and a half coils, while the other is a ring only (1). Each terminal of the coiled section folds back onto itself. The wires of the rings are circular in section. The hollow tube holding the rings together flares at the terminals before narrowing and then expanding again in the center. NOTES: 1. Two very similar, although slightly smaller, objects are published as ear decorations; see B. Borell, Statuetten, Gefässe und andere Gegenstände aus Metall, Katalog der Sammlung antiker Kleinkunst des Archäologischen Instituts der Universität Heidelberg 3.1 (Mainz, 1989) 175, grave 3, nos. 4-5, pl. 64. Lisa M. Anderson Subjects and Contexts Ancient Bronzes Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
