Bronze basket vase with swinging handles

Unknown

1st century BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

The majority of bronze basket vases come from Campania, particularly around the Bay of Naples where there may have been a workshop specializing in these kinds of vessels. The swinging handles shaped like the Greek letter "omega", are especially characteristic of the type. An unusual motif is the goat-head on the ends of the handle attachments. More common are attachments decorated with the heads of birds-including ducks, as seen on handle 1972.118.89 in this case- dogs, serpents, dolphins, and even satyrs.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century BCE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989