Bronze handle of a patera (shallow basin) in the form of a youth, Archaic, ca. late 6th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, 6 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 5/8 in. (17.1 x 6.7 x 1.6 cm), Bronzes, During the late sixth and fifth centuries B.C., paterae with figural handles were produced in Greece as well as Southern Italy. The cicada-like insect under the youth's feet recalls the myth of Eos, the goddess of dawn, and her Trojan lover, Tithonos, whom the god Zeus made immortal at Eos's behest
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Bronze handle, patera, shallow basin, form, youth, Archaic, ca, late 6th century B.C, Greek, Bronze, 6 3/4 x 2 5/8 5/8, 17.1 6.7 1.6 cm, Bronzes, sixth, fifth centuries, paterae, figural handles, produced, Greece, well, Southern Italy, cicada, insect under, feet recalls, myth, Eos, goddess, dawn, Trojan lover, Tithonos, whom, god Zeus, immortal, behest
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