Etruscan bronzes replicas, Il Girasole, Cortona, Tuscany, Italy

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Many and beautiful bronze pieces has been found all over Etruria, the ancient Etruscan region, that takes place all over from Southern up to Northern Italy from IX Cen BC up to the II Cen BC. Mostly they were found in tombs or temples, they were either offerings to the Gods or were made to bring good luck or to protect from evil spirits.

Mars on biga

This warrior on biga is a beautiful copy of a piece dated VII Cen b.C. The finely worked biga should indicate that the figure is the Etruscan Mars.

code	inches	cm	€
7010	3 x 2	7,5 x 5,3	33.00

Minerva on the chariot

The chariot is a strong symbol in the Etruscan culture. Like in the Egyptian or in the Chinese culture the Etruscans would put in their tombs a large number of warriors or horses or chariots...to be their army in the next world, in fact for the Etruscans the death was only a passage to the next world. In this figuration, the chariot is conducted by Minerva, the goddess of war. The owl that she hold on one hand indicates that wisdom is with her.

code	inches	cm	€
7020	9,7/8 x 6,7/8	25 x 17,5	45,00

Mars on the horse

The horse is a strong symbol in the Etruscan culture. Like in the Egyptian or in the Chinese culture the Etruscans would put in their tombs a large number of warriors or horses or chariots...to be their army in the next world, in fact for the Etruscans the death was only a passage to the next world. Mars (his Etruscan transposition) and Minerva are the most
represented figures of the Etruscan mythology.

code	inches	cm	€
7015	3,3/8 x 5	9 x 12,7	33,00

The Healing Minerva

This is a beautiful copy of a piece dated VII Cen B.C. that is in the Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome. The figure is supposed to be the Etruscan translation of Minerva, a goddess of war but also the one that would overlook at the health and medicine of the family. Healing is infact the power of the little winged goddes that she carry on her hand.

code	inches	cm	€
7025	3,3/4 x 9,5/8	9,5 x 24,5	33,00

The Etruscan horse

The horse is a strong symbol in the Etruscan culture. As in the Egyptian or in the Chinese culture the Etruscans would put in their tombs a large number of warriors or horses or chariots...the horse has also the meaning of strength and power.
This horse is a consequence of the exchanges the Etruscan had with Greece.

code	inches	cm	€
7040	9,7/8 x 7,1/4	25 x 18,5	41,00
7043	7,3/4 x 5,1/2	19,5 x 14	31,00
7045	4,1/8 x 3	10 x 7,8	25,00

The Etruscan helmet

The helmet is a strong symbol in the Etruscan culture. Like in the Egyptian or in the Chinese culture the Etruscans would put in their tombs a large number of warriors or horses or chariots...to be their army in the next world, in fact for the Etruscans the death was only a passage to the next world. This kind of helmet is documented in many paintings and vases left to us by the Etruscans.
This particular helmet is copied from a "parade war" helmet visible at the Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome, dated V Cen bC.

code	inches	cm	€
7030	4,1/4 x 7,1/2	11 x 18	60,00

The swan comb

As the men did with the "power tools" such as horses and chariots, so the women did with the ornaments and the beauty tools. So many of them were found in the tombs. Like this votive comb. The swans have always been the symbol of vanity and beauty. Found in Veio and dated VI Cen B.C. and now in Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome.

code	inches	cm	€
7035	5,5/8 x 4	14,5 x 10	55,00

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