An Etruscan panther
Etruria, 5th – 4th century BC; alt. cm 42; A sculpture in the form of a standing panther, made as a mould and hollow inside. Probably the decorative part of a cultic throne, for which the sculpture would have served as an armrest.
Partially reconstructed; traces of the original polychromy.

PROVENANCE:
English private collection, purchased in 2000s from Herakles Numismatik und Antiquitäten GmbH (München); previously acquired on the European art market in the 1970s.

Estimate: GBP: 2.000 - 3.000