An Etruscan Bronze Cista Handle, circa early 5th Century B.C.

in the form of the figure of an acrobat, hollow underneath, the lithe youth bending sharply backwards, his face with finely modeled features, punched circles indicating the nipples and hair.

Ars Antiqua, Lucerne, Auktion V, November 7th, 1964, no. 33, pl. 11
Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979)
by descent to the present owner

Very good, surface slightly worn
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For related examples see G. Bordenache Battaglia et al., Le ciste prenestine, I: Corpus, vol. 1, Rome, 1979, pls. CCXXII-CCXXIII, and vol. 2, 1990, pls. CCLXXVIII-CCLXXVIX. Also see Münzen & Medaillen AG, Basel, Kunst der Antike, May 13th, 1961, no. 73.

See other view on p. 118