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Auction archive: Lot number 38

AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE CISTA HANDLE, CIRCA EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.

Antiquities
10 Dec 2008
Estimate
US$5,000 - US$8,000
Price realised:
US$9,375
Auction archive: Lot number 38

AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE CISTA HANDLE, CIRCA EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.

Antiquities
10 Dec 2008
Estimate
US$5,000 - US$8,000
Price realised:
US$9,375
Beschreibung:

An Etruscan Bronze Cista Handle, circa early 5th Century B.C. in the form of the figure of an acrobat, hollow underneath, the lithe youth bending sharply backwards, his face with finely modeled features, punched circles indicating the nipples and hair. Length 2 13/16 in. 7.1 cm.

Auction archive: Lot number 38
Auction:
Datum:
10 Dec 2008
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
Beschreibung:

An Etruscan Bronze Cista Handle, circa early 5th Century B.C. in the form of the figure of an acrobat, hollow underneath, the lithe youth bending sharply backwards, his face with finely modeled features, punched circles indicating the nipples and hair. Length 2 13/16 in. 7.1 cm.

Auction archive: Lot number 38
Auction:
Datum:
10 Dec 2008
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
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