Etruscan Bronze Figure of a Goddess or Votary holding a Serpent, circa 3rd Century B.C.
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April 29, 01:09 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Etruscan Bronze Figure of a Goddess or Votary holding a Serpent
circa 3rd Century B.C.
standing with the weight on her left leg, holding a separately-cast writhing serpent in her left hand and grasping the folds of her garment with her right hand, and wearing shoes, tunic, long enveloping mantle drawn up as veil over her head, necklace with three triangular pendants, and crescentic diadem.
Height 21.5 cm., 8 ½ in.
European private collection, circa 18th Century (based on cleaning technique and dark re-patination)
Allgaüer Auktionshaus Kühling, Kempten, Germany, December 2005 sale
Paul de Grande, Belgium, acquired at the above sale
acquired from the above on March 21st, 2017
Allgaüer Auktionshaus Kühling, Kempten, Germany, December 2005 sale
Paul de Grande, Belgium, acquired at the above sale
acquired from the above on March 21st, 2017
For a closely related figure formerly in Florence see A. F. Gori, Museum Etruscum, vol. 1, Florence, 1737, pl. VIII, labelled “Valentia” (https://archive.org/details/museumetruscumex01gori/page/n90/).