Lot Essay
For a similar example see no. 140 in Chamay, The Art of the Italic Peoples from 3000 to 300 BC.
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PROPERTY FROM A NEW ENGLAND COLLECTION
AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE WARRIOR
UMBRIA, CIRCA SECOND HALF OF THE 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE WARRIOR
UMBRIA, CIRCA SECOND HALF OF THE 5TH CENTURY B.C.
The elongated figure standing with his left leg advanced, his right arm raised, holding a now-missing spear, wearing a high-crested helmet, the plumes incised, the torso flat, wearing a cuirass with a belt and a flaring hem, adorned with stippling on the front and incisions on the back, the pleated tunic projecting below, exposing his genitalia, tenons below the feet
7 13/16 in. (19.8 cm.) high
UMBRIA, CIRCA SECOND HALF OF THE 5TH CENTURY B.C.
The elongated figure standing with his left leg advanced, his right arm raised, holding a now-missing spear, wearing a high-crested helmet, the plumes incised, the torso flat, wearing a cuirass with a belt and a flaring hem, adorned with stippling on the front and incisions on the back, the pleated tunic projecting below, exposing his genitalia, tenons below the feet
7 13/16 in. (19.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner's father, New York, prior to 1980.
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