Bronze patera handle in the form of a young woman

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last quarter of the 6th century BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

The two patera handles in the form of women illustrate different and typical ways in which figural adjuncts were attached to vases in Archaic Greek art. Here a pair of lions forms the transition. In the adjacent handle, the position of the hands establishes a direct connection between figure and utensil.

Artist

Unknown

Date

last quarter of the 6th century BCE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Greek

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1941