Pair of Bronze Hydria Handles with Palmette Terminals, Classical period, ca. 5th century BCE Amulets - GGSA Crafted from high karat gold

Crafted from high karat gold and edged with fine gold wire

Condition: Missing the applied features

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Pair of Bronze Hydria Handles with Palmette Terminals, Classical period, ca. 5th century BCE Amulets - GGSA Crafted from high karat goldThis 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