Bronze tripod base for a thymiaterion (incense burner) ca. 475–450 Etruscan, Vulci Originally, these solid-cast bronzes were attached to the base of a special type of pyramid-shaped incense burner known from more complete examples in the Vatican Museums and in Olympia. Each leg consists of a carefully rendered lion's paw with wings surmounted by a nude youth with long hair. This same motif was used on the legs of candelabra and cistae (toiletries boxes).. Bronze tripod base for a thymiaterion (incense burner) 250910 Etruscan, Vulci, Bronze tripod base for a thymiaterion (incense burner),
Bronze tripod base for a thymiaterion (incense burner) ca. 475–450 Etruscan, Vulci Originally, these solid-cast bronzes were attached to the base of a special type of pyramid-shaped incense burner known from more complete examples in the Vatican Museums and in Olympia. Each leg consists of a carefully rendered lion's paw with wings surmounted by a nude youth with long hair. This same motif was used on the legs of candelabra and cistae (toiletries boxes).. Bronze tripod base for a thymiaterion (incense burner) 250910 Etruscan, Vulci, Bronze tripod base for a thymiaterion (incense burner), ca. 475?450 , Bronze, H. 4 5/16 in. (11 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1920 ()
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