Vessel Ornament of Banqueter
Unknown Artist
c. 400–375 BCE
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
5.1 × 1.8 cm, l. 8.6 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Ernest Brummer
Accession Number
1989.38
About this artwork
This bronze banqueter figurine was one of six once adorning the rim of a large basin, now lost. Cast in molds with individualized details, most have grooves on their underside to attach to the basin. Minute traces of gilding remain on areas of clothing and skin (mostly visible only under magnification), suggesting that they may have been completely gilded. Two handles in the form of hippocampi, horses with serpentine tails, also belonged to the basin and are now displayed at the Michael C. Carlo...