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Source Description
This handle in the form of a nude male athlete was part of a metal "oinochoe," or jug, with a trefoil mouth, many of which were manufactured in the Peloponnese, renowned for its metallurgists. A nude male is holding the tails of two lionesses, which were attached on the lip of the vessel, while trampling a "gorgoneion," the head of the Medusa, who turned whoever looked at her face into stone. His domination over the lions suggests that he is a deity, perhaps the god Apollo.
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Document identity
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25595
label
Handle in the Form of a Man Holding Lions
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Source metadata
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25595
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title
Handle in the Form of a Man Holding Lions
description
This handle in the form of a nude male athlete was part of a metal "oinochoe," or jug, with a trefoil mouth, many of which were manufactured in the Peloponnese, renowned for its metallurgists. A nude male is holding the tails of two lionesses, which were attached on the lip of the vessel, while trampling a "gorgoneion," the head of the Medusa, who turned whoever looked at her face into stone. His domination over the lions suggests that he is a deity, perhaps the god Apollo.
provenance
Carmichael Sale, London, 1926, no. 330; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
second half 6th century BCE (Archaic)
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CC0
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en
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Metal
handles
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3
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3
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import
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cm
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15
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11.6
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9.1
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5 7/8 x 4 9/16 x 3 9/16 in. (15 x 11.6 x 9.1 cm)
Source extras
style
Corinthian
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bronze
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6256
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GRC
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none
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1
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photo
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4f38f66bad2ecb82
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no
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photo
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62b84d8960c677af
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no
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photo
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