MAKE A MEME View Large Image Etruscan - Handle in the Form of a Panther - Walters 541373 - Left.jpg This sinuous animal formed the handle of a lid to a vessel perhaps a situla pail or cista cylindrical container The head is that of a panther while the curve of the body ...
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Keywords: Etruscan - Handle in the Form of a Panther - Walters 541373 - Left.jpg This sinuous animal formed the handle of a lid to a vessel perhaps a situla pail or cista cylindrical container The head is that of a panther while the curve of the body has become so pronounced that it resembles a weasel The Etruscan love of animals inspired their craftsmen to adorn many simple household objects with decorative animal imagery century 5 BC bronze cm 7 9 9 3 2 ; mount cm 2 5 11 5 1 accession number 54 1373 1355 Madame E Warneck Collection Sale Paris Hôtel Drouot 1905 no 257 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1905 place of origin Italy Walters Art Museum license Etruscan art in the Walters Art Museum Animals in Etruscan art Etruscan bronzes in the United States Leopards in art
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