Pair of Bronze Hydria Handles with Palmette Terminals, Classical period, ca. 5th century BCE Byzantine 322-323 (N 234-C 83)

322-323 (N 234-C 83)

assembled in the 1960s

Curator in the Department of Egyptian Antiquities

and their ceramics are highly regarded as sculptural works portraying motion

the rounder version being more frequently shown in scenes where the king

Pair of Bronze Hydria Handles with Palmette Terminals, Classical period, ca. 5th century BCE Byzantine 322-323 (N 234-C 83)This elegant pair of wide, crescent shaped bronze handles exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of Classical Greek metalwork. Each handle terminates in stylized palmette and volute motifs, carefully modeled in low relief and cast by the lost wax (cire perdue) process. The decorative quality of these attachments suggests they were commissioned for a high status vessel, most likely a large bronze hydria, used for carrying water and often found in