Miniature hydria

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Inventory number

ΕΑΜ Χ 7039

Category

Vessel

Period

Classical Period

Date

Mid 5th cent. BC

Dimensions

Height: 0.07 m

Material

Bronze

Location

First Floor Case 20, Νο 5

Description
Bibliography

Intact miniature hydria decorated with relief tongue motif on both its shoulder and base and incised linear ornaments on the body. It has two horizontal handles and one high vertical handle adorned with patterns cut into the surface. All handle joints are in the form of palmettes.

De Ridder, A., Bronzes Trouvés sur l' Acropole d'Athènes, Paris, 1896, σελ. 54, εικ. 26, αρ. κατ. 162
Diehl, E., Die Hydria, Mainz, 1967, σελ. 28-29, αρ. κατ. B105a