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THBEtruscan Bronze Male Figure - Dancer
Lot 27
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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2018-07-19 10:00:00
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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Classical World, Etruria, ca. 5th century BCE. A cast-bronze male dancer, nude and squatting with his head in portrait. His muscular legs support his unwavering pose while bent arms and clenched hands rest on his hips for balance. Almond-shaped eyes, a petite nose, full lips, and a finely-incised beard comprise his performative countenance, all beneath a coiffure which falls just below his shoulder blades. The figure is covered in layers of lustrous green, blue-green, and brown patina, imbuing it with an elegant presentation evocative of ancient Etruria! Custom museum-quality display stand included. Size: 1.875" W x 2.375" H (4.8 cm x 6 cm); 2.7" H (6.9 cm) on included custom stand.
The Etruscans were very sophisticated metalworkers - famous for their small-scale bronze figures - and looking at this exceptional example, it is easy to understand why. Apparently the demand for the Etruscans' masterful works was immense during their time, for when the Romans captured Volsinii in 265 BCE, they reportedly removed 2,000 bronzes! (Pliny, Natural History 34.33)
For some similar examples, please see Eisenberg, J. Art of the Ancient World, Vol. XXIII. Royal Athena Galleries, New York, 2012, p. 28, fig. 40.
Provenance: private Boulder, Colorado, USA collection
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#136275Surface wear and minor abrasions commensurate with age, slight bending to legs, fading to some areas of finer incised details, and light roughness across most surfaces, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits and beautiful green, blue-green, and brown patina throughout.Condition
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