Lot Essay
For a similar hydria in the Saint Louis Art Museum see no. 109 in Mitten and Doeringer, Master Bronzes from the Classical World.
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CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 5TH-EARLY 4TH CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK BRONZE HYDRIA
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 5TH-EARLY 4TH CENTURY B.C.
The ovoid body of hammered sheet, with broad shoulders and a slightly concave neck, the lower portion repaired in antiquity, the older vessel fitted into a new base, its upper edge finished with a serrated edge, the separately-cast overhanging rim with ovolo beneath beading, the twin horizontal handles and the single vertical handle each with plain circular plates
16½ in. (41.9 cm.) high
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 5TH-EARLY 4TH CENTURY B.C.
The ovoid body of hammered sheet, with broad shoulders and a slightly concave neck, the lower portion repaired in antiquity, the older vessel fitted into a new base, its upper edge finished with a serrated edge, the separately-cast overhanging rim with ovolo beneath beading, the twin horizontal handles and the single vertical handle each with plain circular plates
16½ in. (41.9 cm.) high
Provenance
European Private Collection, 1968.