拍品專文
For a complete jug with a similar handle, possibly from Vulci, now in the Ashmolean Museum, see no. 108 in Haynes, Etruscan Bronzes.
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CIRCA 475-450 B.C.
細節
AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE VESSEL HANDLE
CIRCA 475-450 B.C.
Cast with a fluted grip, the lateral rim attachments each terminating in the head of a ram with underslung horns, the lower terminal in the form of a siren, her human face framed by long tresses, her human arms held in front of her bird body, her bird legs pulled up below her hands, her four sickle-shaped wings and tail symmetrically framing the body, her tail fanning below
7½ in. (19.1 cm.) long
CIRCA 475-450 B.C.
Cast with a fluted grip, the lateral rim attachments each terminating in the head of a ram with underslung horns, the lower terminal in the form of a siren, her human face framed by long tresses, her human arms held in front of her bird body, her bird legs pulled up below her hands, her four sickle-shaped wings and tail symmetrically framing the body, her tail fanning below
7½ in. (19.1 cm.) long
來源
Oscar Blum Gentilomo, Switzerland, 1903-1975.
By descent to Carlo Blum, New York, 1975.
European Gentleman; Christie's, New York, 10 December 2004, lot 524.
By descent to Carlo Blum, New York, 1975.
European Gentleman; Christie's, New York, 10 December 2004, lot 524.
注意事項
This lot is offered without reserve.