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CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE BALSAMARIUM
Circa 4th Century B.C.
In the form of a woman's head, the melon-coiffure adorned with a diadem, a wing on either side, wearing pendant earrings and a necklace with a crescent pendant, a Herakles knot in the back, with two loops above for the attachment of the suspension chains, now fused to the vessel
4¼ in. (10.8 cm) high
Circa 4th Century B.C.
In the form of a woman's head, the melon-coiffure adorned with a diadem, a wing on either side, wearing pendant earrings and a necklace with a crescent pendant, a Herakles knot in the back, with two loops above for the attachment of the suspension chains, now fused to the vessel
4¼ in. (10.8 cm) high
Provenance
Donati, Lugano, 1975