Lot Essay
The antefix not illustrated
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CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
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SIX ETRUSCAN BRONZE LIONS
Circa 5th Century B.C.
All depicted couchant, four with their forelegs extending forward, their short tails projecting out straight, their heads raised and mouths open; one with its long tail curving forward forming a loop, its mouth open, the mane incised with cross-hatching; and one winged with the forelegs extending forward, its mouth open, the mane incised, the long tail curving forward forming a loop; together with a miniature Etruscan terracotta antefix, perhaps from a model shrine, with a female head with long center-parted hair centered within a shell-shaped fan of deep strigil motifs
1 9/16 in. (4 cm) long, for the longest of the lions (7)
Circa 5th Century B.C.
All depicted couchant, four with their forelegs extending forward, their short tails projecting out straight, their heads raised and mouths open; one with its long tail curving forward forming a loop, its mouth open, the mane incised with cross-hatching; and one winged with the forelegs extending forward, its mouth open, the mane incised, the long tail curving forward forming a loop; together with a miniature Etruscan terracotta antefix, perhaps from a model shrine, with a female head with long center-parted hair centered within a shell-shaped fan of deep strigil motifs
1 9/16 in. (4 cm) long, for the longest of the lions (7)
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This lot is offered without reserve.