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AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE WARRIOR
CIRCA 400 B.C.
Perhaps Laran, the god of war, depicted nude, the muscular figure standing with his weight on his right leg, the left bent at the knee with the foot turned out, his right arm lowered, grasping a sword in his hand, with an openwork pommel, the blade lost, once supporting a shield on his left arm, wearing a brimmed helmet surmounted by a forward-curving theriomorphic crest, with wavy locks of hair emerging in front of his ears and at the back, his triangular face with large thick-lidded eyes, the outer corners pointed, a slender nose and full bow-shaped lips
11 7/8 in. (30.1 cm) high
Provenance
with Herbert A. Cahn, Basel, 1952.
with Elie Borowski, Basel, 1956.
with Roland Balay, Paris, 1960.
with Elie Borowski, Basel, 1974.
with The Merrin Gallery, New York, 1976 (Classical Art: Greek, Roman, Etruscan, p. 27).
with Merrill C. Rueppel, Needham, MA.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1981.
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