Phiale handle in the form of a lion

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Inventory number

ΕΑΜ Χ 6652

Category

Vessel attachment

Period

Archaic Period

Date

End of 6th cent. BC

Dimensions

Height: 0.2 m

Material

Bronze

Location

First Floor Case 18, Νο 7

Description
Bibliography

Intact, bronze phiale handle in the form of a lion. The lion is depicted the moment it is getting ready to pounce. Its rear legs are stepping on an ivy leaf and the front ones are gathered on the vessel’s horizontal rim. The part of the handle that was joined to the body of the phiale was placed on the exterior of the curved walls and consisted of a large palmette. The lion’s mane and detailing on its head are incised.

The large number of ornate phiale and lekanis handles recovered from the Acropolis and their meticulous decoration might be due to their ritualistic usage.

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Jantzen, U., Griechische Griff-Phialen, Berlin, 1958, σελ. 7, εικ. 1
Gauer, W., Spätarchaischer Beckengriff mit Tierkampfgruppe, Olympia-Bericht X, Berlin, 1981, σελ. 145-146
Fuchs, W., Floren, J., Die griechische Plastik, I: Die geometrische und archaische Plastik, München, 1987, σελ. 306-307, αρ. κατ. 234
Kaltsas, N. (επιμ.), Athens-Sparta, Onassis Cultural Center, New York, December 6, 2006 - May 12, 2007, New York, 2006, σελ. 204, αρ. κατ. 98
Tarditi, C., Bronze Vessels from the Acropolis: Style and Decoration in Athenian Production between the Sixth and Fifth Centuries BC, Thiasos Monografie 7, Roma, 2016, σελ. 207-208, 290-291, 315, αρ. κατ. 6652