GREEK BRONZE SITULA WITH ACANTHUS HANDLE ATTACHMENTS. Ca. 400 - 300 BC. A bronze situla of tapering cylindrical form, resting on a low ring foot. The neck is encircled by two narrow horizontal grooves beneath the plain, thickened rim. Two arched handles are fastened through double perforated loops, each integrated into an acanthus-shaped terminal rising from the rim. For similar see: Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Exhibition Catalogue 1978, no. 332. Size: 130mm x 27.6mm; Weight: 71.8g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s; previously acquired in Germany, 1980s. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.