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The attachment plate at the base of this handle is cast in the form of the head of Herakles. The hero, wearing his characteristic lion-skin cap, is represented with a long curly beard. This older, bearded Herakles was a popular subject on vase handles of this period.
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Title: Bronze handle of an oinochoe (jug)
Period: Classical
Date: ca. 425–400 BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 5 7/16 in. (13.7 cm.)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1908
Object Number: 08.258.4
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