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The two patera handles in the form of women illustrate different and typical ways in which figural adjuncts were attached to vases in Archaic Greek art. Here a pair of lions forms the transition. In the adjacent handle, the position of the hands establishes a direct connection between figure and utensil.
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Title: Bronze patera handle in the form of a young woman
Period: Archaic
Date: last quarter of the 6th century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: length 7 5/8in. (19.3cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1941
Object Number: 41.11.5a
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