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ETRUSCAN OR ITALIC BRONZE CRAFTSMAN Possibly depicting the god Sethlans (Vulcan), the god of fire and blacksmiths, depicted nude, seated on a simple bench stool, its forward vertical edges scalloped, his lower left leg pulled back, his left hand at his knee, his fisted right hand above his right knee, once also holding a hammer. C. Vermeule and J.Eisenberg, Catalogue of the Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Bronzes in the Collection of John Kluge, New York and Boston, 1992, no. 88-83. J. Herrmann, "From Olympus to the Underworld, Ancient Bronzes from the John W. Kluge Collection," in Minerva, vol. 7, no. 2, 1996, p. 40, fig. 3. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, From Olympus to the Underworld, Ancient Bronzes from the John W. Kluge Collection, 26 March - 23 June 1996. Ex collection of John Kluge, Charlottesville, VA. Acquired from Royal-Athena Galleries, 1989. Ca. 460 BC H. 3 in. (7.6 cm.) |
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| Exhibitor: Royal Athena Galleries | |
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Title:
ETRUSCAN/ITALIC BRONZE CRAFTSMAN
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Category:
Various showpieces - Italian
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| Period: 0 - 1300 | Price: € 12'500.00 |
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N° 993
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