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An Etruscan Bronze Cista Handle, circa 4th/3rd Century B.C.
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description
- An Etruscan Bronze Cista Handle
- bronze
- Height 3 7/8 in. 7.9 cm. width 4 1/4 in. 10.8 cm.
in the form of two wrestlers standing on a plinth with short pointed ends, each leaning against the other and with one hand behind the other's shoulder, each with short incised hair swept back to the nape of the neck.
Provenance
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, May 19th, 1979, no. 193, illus.
acquired by the present owner at the above sale
acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Catalogue Note
For a closely related example see British Museum, inv. no. 1888,0501.1 (H. B. Walters, Catalogue of the Bronzes in the British Museum. Greek, Roman & Etruscan, London, 1899, no. 746, http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=400402&partId=1&searchText=1888,0501.1&page=1).