Lot Essay
For a similar example see p. 90, pl. XXXIV,b.2 in W.L. Brown, The Etruscan Lion.
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THE PROPERTY OF A SOUTH FLORIDA COLLECTOR
AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE LION
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE LION
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Depicted seated on its haunches, its forelegs and forepaws together, with finely incised hatching along the raised mane, the open mouth with a lolling tongue between two sharp teeth, the long tail curving forward forming a loop, a tenon with an ancient rivet below
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) long
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Depicted seated on its haunches, its forelegs and forepaws together, with finely incised hatching along the raised mane, the open mouth with a lolling tongue between two sharp teeth, the long tail curving forward forming a loop, a tenon with an ancient rivet below
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) long
Provenance
with Donati, Lugano, 1984.
Private Collection, Lugano.
European Private Collection; Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 8 June 2001, lot 61.
Private Collection, Lugano.
European Private Collection; Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 8 June 2001, lot 61.
Literature
P. and S. Donati, Testimonianze d'arte etrusca in collezioni private ticinesi, Lugano, 1986, p. 25, no. 5.6.
Exhibited
Lugano, Banca della Svizzera Italiana (BSI), Testimonianze d'arte etrusca in collezioni private ticinesi, 1986.
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