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Two hybrid sea creatures, part human and part snake, support a sleeping youth who forms one of the handles of a large bronze vessel. All the symbolism is connected with death, an appropriate allusion on a vessel that may have been used for cremated remains.
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Title: Bronze handle with nereids supporting a youth
Period: Late Classical
Date: 4th century BCE
Culture: Etruscan
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H.: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1925
Object Number: 25.78.53
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