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LOT 0634
Etruscan Bronze Furniture Fitting
5TH CENTURY B.C.
3 3/4 in. (55 grams, 96 mm).
In the form of a harpy, comprising a facing female mask with lobed headdress on a tapering neck, crescentic lateral wings and tails with feather detailing, central column with claw foot; beneath, a scrolled panel developing to a four-toed claw; hollow to reverse of mask and claw, fixing stud and mounting ledge to reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired in Germany, before 2000.
English private collection.
with Bertolami Fine Arts Ltd, Auction 88, no.162.
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LOT 0634
Etruscan Bronze Furniture Fitting
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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