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Lot 114
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A Greek Bronze Hydria Handle, 5th Century B.C.

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • A Greek Bronze Hydria Handle
  • Height 5 7/8 in. 15 cm.
the handle plate ornamented with a siren standing on a nine-leafed palmette flanked by volutes, her finely incised centrally parted hair falling in striated braids over the temples and in long flowing undulating locks over the shoulders and wings.

Provenance

George Zakos, Basel, prior to 1980