Bronze handle of an oinochoe (jug)
The attachment plate at the base of this handle is cast in the form of the head of Herakles. The hero, wearing his characteristic lion-skin cap, is represented with a long curly beard. This older, bearded Herakles was a popular subject on vase handles of this period.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bronze handle of an oinochoe (jug)
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 425–400 BCE
- Culture: Greek
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: H. 5 7/16 in. (13.7 cm.)
- Classification: Bronzes
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1908
- Object Number: 08.258.4
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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