Foot and two horizontal handles from a hydria
Foot and two horizontal handles from a hydria
Foot and two horizontal handles from a hydria
Foot and two horizontal handles from a hydria

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Foot and two horizontal handles from a hydria,

4th century BCE

Greek
Hellenistic
y1990-7 a-c

Information

Title
Foot and two horizontal handles from a hydria
Dates

4th century BCE

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
a: h. 3.9 cm, diam. 13.7 cm (1 1/2 x 5 3/8 in.) b: 9.4 x 5.6 x 3.0 cm (3 11/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.) c: 9.3 x 5.4 x 3.1 cm (3 11/16 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
y1990-7 a-c
Culture
Greek
Period
Hellenistic
Type
metalwork, fragments, hydriae
Materials
bronze
Subject
plant-derived motifs, palmettes, rosettes, running ornament

Once in collection of M. Schuster, Lausanne. Purchased by the Museum from Robin Symes, London, in 1990.

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