Tap handle in the form of the wolf suckling Romulus and Remus

Details

• Title

  Tap handle in the form of the wolf suckling Romulus and Remus

• Associated place

  Europe › Italy › Tuscany › Province of Siena (probable) (probable place of creation)

• Date

  16th century (1501 - 1600)

• Material and technique

  bronze, varnish, solid, cast

• Object type

  component › fixture/fitting › tap;

  sculpture

• Dimensions

  7.7 cm (height)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Max Rosenheim, 1908.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Western Art

• Accession no.

  WA1908.16

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