Lot Essay
For a similar example see no. 201 in D.G. Mitten and S.F. Doeringer, Master Bronzes from the Classical World.
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CIRCA LATE 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
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A PAIR OF ETRUSCAN BRONZE STAMNOS HANDLES
CIRCA LATE 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
The handle-plates lanceolate, each with a head of Silenus filling the tapering end, with a long flowing beard and a mustache, his locks individually rendered, with full cheeks and almond-shaped eyes beneath arching brows, his upturned equine ears incised, volutes above, the upturned handles fluted, perforated for attachment
Each: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) long (2)
CIRCA LATE 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
The handle-plates lanceolate, each with a head of Silenus filling the tapering end, with a long flowing beard and a mustache, his locks individually rendered, with full cheeks and almond-shaped eyes beneath arching brows, his upturned equine ears incised, volutes above, the upturned handles fluted, perforated for attachment
Each: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) long (2)
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner, Switzerland, prior to 1978.
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