Lot Essay
Perhaps originally attached to the rim of a vessel. Compare the reclining deer from the George Ortiz Collection, no. 156 in Jucker, Italy of the Etruscans.
CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A DEER
circa 5th-4th century b.c.
The well-modelled figure reclining with the fore-legs folded beneath the body, the head turned somewhat to the right, with alert, upright ears and short horns
3in. long
circa 5th-4th century b.c.
The well-modelled figure reclining with the fore-legs folded beneath the body, the head turned somewhat to the right, with alert, upright ears and short horns
3in. long