Bronze handle of a shallow basin, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, length 7 3/8in. (18.7cm), Bronzes, The attachments at each end of the handle depict Nereids riding hippocamps (sea horses) and bringing a shield and a cuirass (body armor) to Achilles. Because the mythological reference is to the sea, the vase to which the handle belonged may have contained water—a podanypter (foot basin), for example
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Bronze handle, shallow basin, Late Classical, 4th century B.C, Greek, Bronze, length, 7 3/8in, 18.7cm, Bronzes, attachments, handle depict, Nereids, riding, hippocamps, sea horses, bringing, shield, cuirass, body armor, Achilles, mythological reference, sea, vase, handle, contained water—, podanypter, foot, example
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