Etruscan Bronze S cul ptu res
30 ETRUSCAN BRONZE SKYLLA ABOUT TO THROW A ROCK. The fish-tailed marine monster of Homer’s Odyssey preparing to throw a rock. Very rare. Ca. 4th century BC. H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) Ex Royal-Athena Galleries, 1966; Albert L. Hartog collection; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Christie’s, New York, December 1996. Exhibited: Morris Museum, Morristown, New Jersey,“The Etruscans: Legacy of a Lost Civilization,” 1993. Published: Art of the Ancient World, vol. I, 1966, no. 20. 31 ETRUSCAN BRONZE VESSEL FOOT IN THE FORM OF A SIREN in full relief, with a woman's head, breasts, and two long hair braids, the body terminating in a single cloven hoof. Two wings on the back with engraved feathers. Ca. 600 BC. H. 3 3/4 in. (9.7 cm.) Ex German collection; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in Munich in October 2008. 32 ETRUSCAN BRONZE APPLIQUÉ PLAQUE OF A GORGON, winged, running, details incised; waves on base. Ca. 5th Century BC. H. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm.) Ex collection of Pierre and Claude Vérité, Paris, acquired between 1930 and 1960; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Christie’s Paris, December 2011.
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