Vessel handle in the form of a swan

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Inventory number

ΕΑΜ Χ 7145

Category

Vessel attachment

Period

Archaic Period

Date

500-480 BC

Dimensions

Height: 0.15 m

Material

Bronze

Location

First Floor Case 18, Νο 12

Description
Bibliography

Almost intact bronze vessel handle, perhaps of a pan-shaped phiale or a lekanis. The junction of the handle to the vessel is in the form of an extremely elaborate palmette.

The handle consists of a thin stem that curves slightly and ends in a swan’s head. The bird turns its head downwards where he has spotted a partially preserved, curled up snake and gets ready to attack it.

De Ridder, A., Bronzes Trouvés sur l' Acropole d'Athènes, Paris, 1896, σελ. 77, εικ. 50, αρ.κατ. 230
Jantzen, U., Griechische Griff-Phialen, Berlin, 1958, σελ. 27 υποσημ. 11
Mallwitz, A., Bericht über die Ausgrabungen in Olympia 1966-1976, Olympia-Bericht X, Berlin, 1981, σελ. 140 υποσημ. 95
Wagner, C., Dedication Practices on the Athenian Acropolis, 8th to 4th centuries BC, University of Oxford, 1997, σελ. 152
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. 202-203, 286, 300, 313, 315, αρ.κατ. 7145