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Handle of a hydria (water jar)
Greek
Archaic Period
about 540 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Frederick Brown Fund
Accession Number61.380
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 412; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 124 (additional published references).
DescriptionFrom palmette and volute bases two kouroi kneel back to back so that their headdresses join. Their hands are at their sides, palms out along their bodies. Details of the body and volute bases are incised. The faces were worn in antiquity. Dark green "Dodona" patina.
ProvenanceBy 1961: with Dr. Hugo Weissmann, 96 Charles Street, Boston, Mass. (said to come from Florina in Macedonia); May 10, 1961: purchased by MFA from Dr. Hugo Weissmann for $ 800-.