Pair of Bronze Hydria Handles with Palmette Terminals, Classical period, ca. 5th century BCE Amulets - GGSA and early Medieval Glass

and early Medieval Glass

Crafted from high karat gold and edged with fine gold wire

and large horns curled back over its head

Provenance: Walter Randel private collection since early 1990s thereafter private NJ collection

The pairing of wedjat and djed imagery conveys layered symbolism: the wedjat offered divine protection and healing

Pair of Bronze Hydria Handles with Palmette Terminals, Classical period, ca. 5th century BCE Amulets - GGSA and early Medieval GlassThis 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