A GREEK BRONZE SITULA
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
A GREEK BRONZE SITULA HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C. The body with convex sides, high rounded shoulders and tapering to a flat base, with flat inverted disc rim, twin arching bail handles terminating in bud-like finials, attached on one side by an appliqué in the form of a Silenus mask, with ram's horns and full curling beard and moustache, the other side with a lion's head, with curly fur and small rounded ears, the spout emerging from the open jaw 8 1/8 in. (20.5 cm.) high; 11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) diam. inc. handles
A GREEK BRONZE SITULA
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
A GREEK BRONZE SITULA HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C. The body with convex sides, high rounded shoulders and tapering to a flat base, with flat inverted disc rim, twin arching bail handles terminating in bud-like finials, attached on one side by an appliqué in the form of a Silenus mask, with ram's horns and full curling beard and moustache, the other side with a lion's head, with curly fur and small rounded ears, the spout emerging from the open jaw 8 1/8 in. (20.5 cm.) high; 11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) diam. inc. handles
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