Inventory Number: | T 2126 | |
Section Number: | ΒΒ 564 | |
Title: | Impression Fragment of Handle | |
Category: | Misc. Clay Objects | |
Description: | Slightly less than half of circular mold preserved for a medallion-head of Herakles, seen in front view. Male head with curling hair and beard and wearing lion-skin cap. Extremely careful work. Pink to grayish-buff clay. ADDENDA, E. R. Williams: The side of the head and the absence of curvature suggest the the original metal relief belonged to the center of a handle for a volute krater. | |
Context: | Broken bedrock fill, second layer. Mostly 4th c. B.C. | |
Negatives: | Leica, XVIII-37 | |
Dimensions: | H. 0.096; P.W. 0.046, (cast) 0.035; Max. Dim. (cast) 0.080 | |
Date: | 14 June 1939 | |
Section: | ΒΒ | |
Grid: | ΒΒ:45/ΛΑ | |
Period: | Greek | |
Bibliography: | Hesperia 45 (1976), p. 52, no. 5, pl. 6. | |
References: | Publication: Hesperia 45 (1976) Image: 2012.51.0265 (XVIII-37) Card: T 2126 |