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LOT 0550
Etruscan Bronze Decorated Belt Mount
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3 3/8 in. (149 grams total, 86 mm wide including stand).
With domed plaque and ribbed hook; the plaque formed as the pinions and folded wings of a bird of prey, the ribbed neck extending to a dog's head with ears folded back, hook protruding from the mouth; palmette decoration to finial; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceEnglish private collection.
with ArtAncient Ltd, 2013.
Private collection, London.
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