Bronze handle of a hydria (water jar)
Alert lions sit at the lower end of the handle and reclining lions decorate the upper end.
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Alert lions sit at the lower end of the handle and reclining lions decorate the upper end.
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Title: Bronze handle of a hydria (water jar)
Period: Archaic
Date: 1st quarter of the 6th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Laconian
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Overall: 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (26 x 21 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: The Bothmer Purchase Fund, 1989
Object Number: 1989.11.1
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