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UMBRIA, CIRCA MID 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE WARRIOR
Umbria, Circa Mid 5th Century B.C.
Wearing a high crested helmet ornamented with dotted bands, the cheek-pieces upturned, and a quirass with shoulder flaps and a belt, ornamented with incised circles and dots, also wearing greaves and a short pleated skirt, his genitalia exposed below, standing with his left leg advanced, his right arm raised, once wielding a spear, his now-missing left arm once extended with a shield, a tang on the underside of the left foot for insertion into a base
7¼ in. (18.4 cm) high
Umbria, Circa Mid 5th Century B.C.
Wearing a high crested helmet ornamented with dotted bands, the cheek-pieces upturned, and a quirass with shoulder flaps and a belt, ornamented with incised circles and dots, also wearing greaves and a short pleated skirt, his genitalia exposed below, standing with his left leg advanced, his right arm raised, once wielding a spear, his now-missing left arm once extended with a shield, a tang on the underside of the left foot for insertion into a base
7¼ in. (18.4 cm) high
Provenance
Ugo Donati, Lugano, prior to 1967
Exhibited
BSI, Lugano, 1986.