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Etruscan Terracotta Warrior Statue Leg Fragment Etruscan Terracotta Warrior Statue Leg Fragment Etruscan Terracotta Warrior Statue Leg Fragment
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LOT 0608

Etruscan Terracotta Warrior Statue Leg Fragment

CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.

6 1/4 in. (8 in.) (535 grams total, 16 cm high (20.5 cm high including stand)).

Fragment of a hollow-formed statue of a warrior, the thigh and hip area with painted armour detailing; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

Ex private collection L.G., The Netherlands.
Acquired from Treasuregate Art of the Ancients, Brussels, Belgium, in 2015.
Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 15.10.

Accompanied by a copy of a Treasuregate Art of the Ancients certificate of authenticity with ref no.2015-11-22-03.
Accompanied by detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and photographs.

Literature

Cf. Christiansen & Winter, Etruria I: Architectural Terracotta and Painted wall Plaques, Pinakes 625-200 BC, no.74, p.158.

Footnotes

The armour on the figure is the short-sleeved chitoniskos which was worn under the cuirass and protected the flexing areas around the groin and buttocks. The figure probably formed part of a frieze on a temple.

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LOT 0608

Etruscan Terracotta Warrior Statue Leg Fragment

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

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