PAIR OF HANDLES IN THE SHAPE OF ZOOMORPHIC MASKS

Description A broad-snouted mask with a prominent chin, round eyes, and composite horns is grafted into the upper half of the octagon-shaped loops. The surface, modeled and engraved in a stylized manner, is enriched by alveoli, volutes, flat surfaces and small raised rings. The heads of two snakes appear at the base of the horns and their bodies spiral under them. To the right of the loop, two holes were drilled, one at each end, which served to fix it to the body of the vessel by means of pins. Some fragments of the vessel to which the two loops belonged have been preserved together with the remains of the fusion core. The mold consisted of three main sections: one for the mask and two, symmetrical, for the loop – where the longitudinal joint is clearly visible on the back.