Bronze basket vase with swinging handles
The majority of bronze basket vases come from Campania, particularly around the Bay of Naples where there may have been a workshop specializing in these kinds of vessels. The swinging handles shaped like the Greek letter "omega", are especially characteristic of the type. An unusual motif is the goat-head on the ends of the handle attachments. More common are attachments decorated with the heads of birds-including ducks, as seen on handle 1972.118.89 in this case- dogs, serpents, dolphins, and even satyrs.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bronze basket vase with swinging handles
- Period: Late Republican or Augustan
- Date: 1st century BCE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: w. 10 3/5 in. (27 cm)
- Classification: Bronzes
- Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
- Object Number: 1989.281.86
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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