Pair of Bronze Hydria Handles with Palmette Terminals, Classical period, ca. 5th century BCE Byzantine applied twin loop handles on

applied twin loop handles on the globular body

322-323 (N 234-C 83)

one of the defining attributes of the satyr

Curator in the Department of Egyptian Antiquities

Pair of Bronze Hydria Handles with Palmette Terminals, Classical period, ca. 5th century BCE Byzantine applied twin loop handles onThis elegant pair of wide, crescent shaped bronze handles exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of Classical Greek metalwork. Each handle terminates in stylized palmette and volute motifs, carefully modeled in low relief and cast by the lost wax (cire perdue) process. The decorative quality of these attachments suggests they were commissioned for a high status vessel, most likely a large bronze hydria, used for carrying water and often found in