Roman Bronze Sculp tures
Etruscan Bronze Scu lpt ures 20 ETRUSCAN OR ITALIC BRONZE CRAFTSMAN possibly depicting the god Sethlans (Vulcan), the god of fire and blacksmiths, depicted nude, seated on a simple bench stool, its forward vertical edges scalloped, his lower left leg pulled back, his left hand at his knee, his fisted right hand once holding a hammer. Ca. 460 BC. H. 3 in. (7.6 cm.) Ex R.S. collection, London; collection of John Kluge, Charlottesville, Virginia, acquired from Royal-Athena Galleries in 1989.
24 LARGE ROMAN BRONZE NUDE APOLLO OR VICTORIOUS ATHLETE standing, his centrally parted and upswept hair bound with a fillet. Around his hips is an enigmatic bronze ring; eyes once inlaid; lacking both forearms. Ca. 3rd Century AD. H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm.) Ex RoyalAthena, 1960s; Edward Smith collection, New Jersey, 1960s-1982; John Kluge collection, Charlottesville, Virginia. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. X, 2009, no. 49.
21 ETRUSCAN BRONZE SMALL APPLIQUE OF A KNEELING YOUTH 6th-5th Century BC. H. 1 1/8 in. (3.1 cm.) Ex German collection. 22 ETRUSCAN BRONZE HERMAPHRODITE RIDING A GOOSE, both wearing necklaces with multiple bulla-form pendants. 5th-4th Century BC. L. 2 in. (5 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at the Drouot, Paris, March 2003. 23 ETRUSCAN BRONZE NUDE YOUTH with wreath on head. Victorious athlete or Herakles holding the horn of Acheloรถs. 3rd Century BC. H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) Ex E. deKolb collection, NY; L.G. collection, acquired from Royal-Athena in 1997. Exhibited: Ball State University Art Museum, (19972005); Muncie, IN; George Mason University (2005).
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