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Bronze handle of a hydria (water jar)

ca. 460–450 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 159
The attachment at the bottom of the vertical handle is in the form of a siren. Part woman, part bird of prey, sirens were not only guardians of tombs but also creatures notorious for their seductive songs. The figure here is executed with the utmost refinement and appears delicately enmeshed in the surrounding spiral ornaments.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bronze handle of a hydria (water jar)
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: ca. 460–450 BCE
  • Culture: Greek
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: Other: 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
  • Classification: Bronzes
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1909
  • Object Number: 09.221.12
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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