Handle in the Form of a Panther

5th century BCE (Late Archaic-Classical)

9.9 cm 7 cm 3.2 cm

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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 cra...

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Madame E. Warneck Collection Sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 1905, no. 257 (?); Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1905, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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