VesselsGreek6th-5th century BCE

Olpe

late 6th-first half of 5th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Cast and hammered

Medium

Leaded bronze

Culture

Greek

Period

Archaic period, Late, to Early Classical

Century

6th-5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

With handle: 11.8 x 5.9 cm (4 5/8 x 2 5/16 in.) Height of body: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.)

Provenance

From the collection of Salley and Robert Huxley, who purchased it in the mid 1970s from the Alex Malloy Gallery in New York.

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