Pair of Bronze Hydria Handles with Palmette Terminals, Classical period, ca. 5th century BCE Amulets - GGSA The manufacturing of this small

The manufacturing of this small basket employs a technique known as twining

the blue and the white

Date: 2005

This rare and significant ancient gold ring features a high-domed garnet cabochon set in an elevated cylindrical bezel

5 cm ( 3 inches) and 7

Pair of Bronze Hydria Handles with Palmette Terminals, Classical period, ca. 5th century BCE Amulets - GGSA The manufacturing of this smallThis elegant pair of wide, crescent shaped bronze handles exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of Classical Greek metalwork. Each handle terminates in stylized palmette and volute motifs, carefully modeled in low relief and cast by the lost wax (cire perdue) process. The decorative quality of these attachments suggests they were commissioned for a high status vessel, most likely a large bronze hydria, used for carrying water and often found in