Lot Essay
Cf. S Cassani (ed.), The Art of the Italic Peoples from 3000 to 300 B.C., 1993, pp. 242-3, no. 138 for similar.
SECOND HALF OF 5TH CENTURY B.C.
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An Umbrian bronze figure of a warrior
Second half of 5th Century B.C.
Striding forward with right arm raised holding a spear, wearing a high crested Attic helmet with chased cross-hatched decoration and dotted plumes, the cheek pieces raised up, the cuirass edged with spiralling circles and tongues, with tunic showing beneath, the feet with tangs underneath for attachment, mounted
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) high
Second half of 5th Century B.C.
Striding forward with right arm raised holding a spear, wearing a high crested Attic helmet with chased cross-hatched decoration and dotted plumes, the cheek pieces raised up, the cuirass edged with spiralling circles and tongues, with tunic showing beneath, the feet with tangs underneath for attachment, mounted
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) high