“Handle” (ca. 5th century BCE) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Handle

Title	Handle
Date	ca. 5th century BCE 4th century BCE
Medium	Stone
Origin	Achaemenid Achaemenid
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of Walter Hauser, 1951
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

Subjects: Ornithological plates

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Updated 2026-09-06