A GREEK BRONZE HYDRIA
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA MID 5TH CENTURY B.C.
A GREEK BRONZE HYDRIA CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA MID 5TH CENTURY B.C. The ovoid body of hammered sheet with broad shoulders and a slightly concave neck, the separately-cast flaring base with a band of tongues, the two fluted horizontal handles each with a circular plate with radiating tongues, a siren at the base of the fluted vertical handle, her wings spread, her bird feet descending from her torso, a palmette with tendrils below, ovolo on the overhanging everted rim, a Greek inscription incised on the rim possibly reading: "the prize from (the games at) Kleitor" 17 in. (43.2 cm.) high
A GREEK BRONZE HYDRIA
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA MID 5TH CENTURY B.C.
A GREEK BRONZE HYDRIA CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA MID 5TH CENTURY B.C. The ovoid body of hammered sheet with broad shoulders and a slightly concave neck, the separately-cast flaring base with a band of tongues, the two fluted horizontal handles each with a circular plate with radiating tongues, a siren at the base of the fluted vertical handle, her wings spread, her bird feet descending from her torso, a palmette with tendrils below, ovolo on the overhanging everted rim, a Greek inscription incised on the rim possibly reading: "the prize from (the games at) Kleitor" 17 in. (43.2 cm.) high
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