VesselsGreek6th century BCE

Handle Attachment of a Hydria (water jar): Female Head and Gorgon Mask

mid 6th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Leaded bronze

Culture

Greek

Period

Archaic period

Century

6th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

10.9 x 8.2 x 3.8 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.)

Provenance

[B. Zoumboulakis, Geneva, (by 1962)], sold; to Frederick M. Watkins, (by 1962), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1962.

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