Bronze ring handle

late 8th century BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 151

The handle belonged to a tripod cauldron, a deep bowl with three legs. This type of vessel was originally a utility utensil used in the cooking of sumptuous banquets. It then became associated with ritual practices. Found in all major sanctuaries of Greece, tripod cauldrons were deposited as prestigious offerings to the gods.

The ring handle was found at Praisos, in eastern Crete, the same site that yielded the terracotta plaques 53.5.9–.11, .19, .22–.24.

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Title: Bronze ring handle
Period: Late Geometric
Date: late 8th century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Overall: 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
Diam.: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America, 1953
Object Number: 53.5.3a
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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