Patera handle in the form of a kouros (youth)
Patera handle in the form of a kouros (youth)
Patera handle in the form of a kouros (youth)
Patera handle in the form of a kouros (youth)

Currently not on view

Patera handle in the form of a kouros (youth),

ca. 500 BCE

Greek
y1946-15 a-b

Information

Title
Patera handle in the form of a kouros (youth)
Dates

ca. 500 BCE

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
21.0 x 9.0 x 3.7 cm (8 1/4 x 3 9/16 x 1 7/16 in.) base: 3.55 x diam 22.3 cm
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Caroline G. Mather Fund
Object Number
y1946-15 a-b
Culture
Greek
Type
metalwork, ceremonial vessels, paterae (containers), handles: tool components
Materials
bronze
Subject
palmettes, volutes, figures (representations), kouroi, youth

Purchased from the Kalebdjian Freres, Paris, in 1946.

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