Lot Essay
A purchase receipt from the Arcade Gallery Ltd., Old Bond Street, London, dated 1963 accompanies this lot.
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CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE SITULA HANDLE
CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
The two arching rectangular section swing handles with knobbed terminals, each side hung with an attachment plate with frontally facing masks, one in the form of a horned youthful satyr with curly hair and pointed ears, the other in the form of a bearded seilenos with pointed ears, snub nose and spouted gaping mouth, his chin conjoined with the mask of a woman with curly hair
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) across
CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
The two arching rectangular section swing handles with knobbed terminals, each side hung with an attachment plate with frontally facing masks, one in the form of a horned youthful satyr with curly hair and pointed ears, the other in the form of a bearded seilenos with pointed ears, snub nose and spouted gaping mouth, his chin conjoined with the mask of a woman with curly hair
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) across
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.