TO HAVE AND TO HOLD ... THREE HANDLES FROM THE BUCHAREST MUNICIPALITY MUSEUM Cover Image

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD ... THREE HANDLES FROM THE BUCHAREST MUNICIPALITY MUSEUM
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD ... THREE HANDLES FROM THE BUCHAREST MUNICIPALITY MUSEUM

Author(s): Alina Streinu
Subject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Ancient World
Published by: Editura Muzeului Municipiului Bucuresti
Keywords: patera; patella; Medusa; ram; XRF spectrometry;

Summary/Abstract: The handles discussed in this paper belong to the collections of the Bucharest Municipality Museum. All three come from Roman ritual vessels, two from paterae, while the third could have belonged to a patella type of vessel. Although two of the items have been previously published, this paper adds new information regarding their chemical composition and general description.

  • Issue Year: 3/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 154-163
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English