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LION PROTOME Etruria, 7th century B.C. Bronze Restorations H. 9,8 cm Provenance Former Mathias Komor collection, New York, 1971 Former collection of Christos. Bastis, New York Ex- Sotheby's Antiquities, New York, 09.12.1999, lot 75 European private collection The sconce is modeled in a very thin sheet of bronze. Despite the strong stylization of the features, the head is worked with great mastery. In the lower part, a part of the rim is still pierced by the holes that allowed the protome to be fixed to its original support. This was an important object such as a carpentry or, more probably, a shield of which the lion was the center. An Etruscan bronze lion protome. The applique is modeled from a very thin bronze sheet. Despite the strong stylization of the lines, the head is worked with great mastery. In the lower part, part of the edge drilled by the holes that allowed the protome to be fixed to its original support remains. This was an important object like a carpentry or, more likely, a shield of which the lion was the center. Ca. 7th century B.C.
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LION PROTOME Etruria, 7th century B.C. Bronze Restorations H. 9,8 cm Provenance Former Mathias Komor collection, New York, 1971 Former collection of Christos. Bastis, New York Ex- Sotheby's Antiquities, New York, 09.12.1999, lot 75 European private collection The sconce is modeled in a very thin sheet of bronze. Despite the strong stylization of the features, the head is worked with great mastery. In the lower part, a part of the rim is still pierced by the holes that allowed the protome to be fixed to its original support. This was an important object such as a carpentry or, more probably, a shield of which the lion was the center. An Etruscan bronze lion protome. The applique is modeled from a very thin bronze sheet. Despite the strong stylization of the lines, the head is worked with great mastery. In the lower part, part of the edge drilled by the holes that allowed the protome to be fixed to its original support remains. This was an important object like a carpentry or, more likely, a shield of which the lion was the center. Ca. 7th century B.C.
