Bronze handle with nereids supporting a youth

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4th century BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

Two hybrid sea creatures, part human and part snake, support a sleeping youth who forms one of the handles of a large bronze vessel. All the symbolism is connected with death, an appropriate allusion on a vessel that may have been used for cremated remains.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th century BCE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Etruscan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1925