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THBMiniature Etruscan Bronze Standing Kouros Figure
Lot 93
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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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- Lot Description
Classical World, Etruria, ca. 6th to 4th century CE. A cast-bronze example of a kouros, a form that originated in Archaic Greece. The figure depicts a young man with his right arm extended and left arm draped next to his hip. He stands atop fused legs delineated by a central groove and wears interesting shoes with pointed tips. Raised almond eyes, a pointed nose, and a well-groomed beard adorn the roughly-triangular head, with cupped ears flanking a tall-brimmed helmet with flowing back flaps. The figure is an homage to male youth, the highest ideal of beauty in the Classical world. This statue was dedicated in a sanctuary and left as a votive offering to the gods, perhaps to preserve one's youthful appearance. Custom museum-quality display stand included. Size: 1.25" W x 4.25" H (3.2 cm x 10.8 cm); 4.4" H (11.2 cm) on included custom stand.
Etruria - modern-day Tuscany, Lazio, and Umbria - was rich in metals, including copper, and the Etruscans drew upon their native resources to become master bronze smiths. The Etruscans were renowned in early antiquity for their bronzes, and votive figures like this one were traded far and wide according to Pliny the Elder. Titus Livius records that when the consul Marcus Fluvius Flaccus conquered the Etruscan city of Volsinii, he took a train of wagons, including two thousand bronze statues, to Rome, where they were melted down to make coinage to finance the war against Carthage.
A stylistically-similar example hammered for $4,700 at Christie's, New York Antiquities Auction (sale 9666, June 8, 2001, lot 36): https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/an-etruscan-bronze-kouros-circa-late-6th-2063329-details.aspx
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#137304Drilled through feet with threading for old display stand. Minor nicks to arms, legs, body, and head, with fading to some finer details, and some wear to areas of surface patina, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits as well as great green and russet patina throughout. Old inventory label on display stand.Condition
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