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CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ETRUSCAN OR ITALIC BRONZE NETHUNS (NEPTUNE)
CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
The god depicted nude, striding forward on his left leg as he prepares to hurl his trident held high in his right hand, holding a dolphin in his left hand, with a round face, bulging eyes, short hair and beard, the beard and pubic hair incised, with a V-shaped tenon below the feet
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) high excluding tenon
CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
The god depicted nude, striding forward on his left leg as he prepares to hurl his trident held high in his right hand, holding a dolphin in his left hand, with a round face, bulging eyes, short hair and beard, the beard and pubic hair incised, with a V-shaped tenon below the feet
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) high excluding tenon
Provenance
with Robin Symes, London.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1989 (Gods and Mortals, no. 7).
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1989 (Gods and Mortals, no. 7).
Literature
C.C. Vermeule and J.M. Eisenberg, Catalogue of the Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Bronzes in the Collection of John Kluge, New York and Boston, 1992, no. 88-86.