细节
A BYZANTINE BRONZE HANDLE
Circa 4th-5th Century A.D.
Cast in the form of a panther with an elongated body, wearing a collar, with gaping jaws, the stylized hind legs merging with a triangular attachment, the tail curved along its back, the fore paws resting on the rim attachment, its coat rendered with punched circles and incised strokes, originally one of a pair from a large hammered vessel, 9 1/8in. (23.2cm.) long
Circa 4th-5th Century A.D.
Cast in the form of a panther with an elongated body, wearing a collar, with gaping jaws, the stylized hind legs merging with a triangular attachment, the tail curved along its back, the fore paws resting on the rim attachment, its coat rendered with punched circles and incised strokes, originally one of a pair from a large hammered vessel, 9 1/8in. (23.2cm.) long
来源
Hesperia Art, Philadelphia
展览
What We Don't Know, University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, August 1964.