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AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE CISTA FOOT
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AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE CISTA FOOT
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Cast in the form of a lion's paw surmounted by a winged nude male figure running to the right above a stylized wave pattern, the upper body and head turned frontal, the figure's arms overlapping the outstretched wings, the right hand dipping below the wing's edge, details of the feathers rendered by incision, his shoes with pointed toes and small up-curving wings at the heels
3 5/8in. (9.2cm.) high excluding tenon
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Cast in the form of a lion's paw surmounted by a winged nude male figure running to the right above a stylized wave pattern, the upper body and head turned frontal, the figure's arms overlapping the outstretched wings, the right hand dipping below the wing's edge, details of the feathers rendered by incision, his shoes with pointed toes and small up-curving wings at the heels
3 5/8in. (9.2cm.) high excluding tenon
Provenance
James Loeb, New York and Munich
Exhibited
Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ in conjunction with the exhibition "The Etruscans: Legacy of a Lost Civilization," March-June 1993.