LATE 4TH-EARLY 3RD CENTURY B.C.

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AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE THYMIATERION (INCENSE BURNER)
LATE 4TH-EARLY 3RD CENTURY B.C.
The tripod base with hoofed legs and ivy leaves at their juncture, spiralling grooves on the shaft with a snake in pursuit of a frog, surmounted by an incense bowl with a dove attachment in each corner, repaired at top of shaft
15 5/8 in. (39.6 cm.) high

Exhibited

Das Tier in der Antike, Archäologischen Institut der Universität Zürich, 21 September-17 November 1974, no. 308.
Italy of the Etruscans, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1991, no. 33.

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
H. Bloesch et al., Das Tier in der Antike, Archäologischen Institut der Universität Zürich, Zurich, 1974, p. 51, pl. 52, no. 308; Animals, 1986, II, no. 84; and I. Jucker, Italy of the Etruscans, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1991, p. 46, no. 33.

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