Etruscan Bronze Ducks Heads Trulla, c. 300-100 B.C.

(Duck Heads Trulla)

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Item No.
31.36292
Culture
Etruscan, c. 300 - 100 B.C. 
Item Details.
With a ring foot, a carved line under the rim, an elongated handle with carved line in the middle and ending with four ducks heads around a wide open work ring.
A trulla or patera is a bowl, usually made of bronze and typically used as a sacred libation vessel during religious events, though the patera could also be used in the domestic sphere for the preparation or serving of food items.

Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, part of his family collection formed in the 1980s-2000.

Size
Total length= 26.1 cm L - 10 5/16 inches - 12.8 cm D (body only) - 5 1/16 inches
Material
Bronze 
Condition
Repaired 
Categories
Etruscan
Price.
US$ 3800
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