Roman Bronze Double Handle Situla

Roman Bronze Double Handle Situla Ca 1st to 2nd century AD. Embossed bronze deep handled pail with wheel cut grooves below the rim. Exterior has a fine reddish brown surface patina. Handle separately cast and with palmettes.  size 9-3/4 in H. x 9 inches wide; 15 inches when handles are upCondition: One loop end of the handle missing, otherwise intact.Provenance: From the H. H. Heissmeyer collection, Schwäbisch Hall, acquired in 1999 from Jurgen Haering - Galerie am Museum, Freiburg; previously in a German private collection, acquired in the 1970s to 1980s. Situla (plural situlae), from the Latin word for bucket or pail, is the term in archaeology for elaborate bucket-shaped vessel.