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AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE SCULPTURAL GROUP
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Probably a thymiaterion, with two female figures standing atop a rectangular tripod base, the larger figure with her arms bent and raised at her elbows, her left hand curling at her wrist, perhaps in a gesture of dance, wearing a tightly-fitted sheath with flaring sleeves, some folds incised, and pointed boots, a necklace with a cow head pendant at her chest, wearing a tutulus, a tree branch emerging from her head, with three curving leaves, a small bird along the shaft; the smaller wearing a tightly-fitted ankle-length sheath and pointed boots, her arms raised to her shoulders, holding an aulos to her lips, the right hand and pipe now missing, her long incised hair falling along her back
9 ¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high
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