Lot Essay
Cf. M. Comstock and C. Vermeule, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 1971, p. 326, no. 457 for a similar lion-headed cista foot.
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
Details
A LATE HELLENISTIC BRONZE CISTA FOOT IN THE FORM OF A SIREN
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
The upper body in the form of a winged siren with chased feathers, each pierced for attachment (one rivet intact), emerging out of a calyx surmounting a lion's leg and paw, mounted
2.7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
The upper body in the form of a winged siren with chased feathers, each pierced for attachment (one rivet intact), emerging out of a calyx surmounting a lion's leg and paw, mounted
2.7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Formerly in the Dr Hugh Alderson Fawcett (1891-1982) Collection; white ink inscription on reverse "Italy. Y1.35.HF".