“The Colors of the Etruscans” - The Recovered Artworks XVI – Lyre Player
Group of several fragments with the depiction of a lyre player. These pieces has been recovered by the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of the Cultural Heritage and Swiss authorities in the free-port of Geneva.
Group of several adjoining fragments recomposing what remains of the upper part of a plaque with representation of a lyre player. The upper frieze consists of a meander line between multi-colored stripes quite similar to the previous plaques even in the decorative motifs of the squares.
The lyre player, with a brown skin tone outlined in a dark brown contour, is seen in profile facing left. He wears a “tutulus” with the lower edge divided into two bands by two brown lines, with sideburns and wavy hair on the neck sticking out of it. The bust, whose left shoulder is the only part preserved, appears naked. The face shows a receding forehead, a nose with a curly nostril and a large almond-shaped eye with red iris and white pupil, surmounted by a rather arched eyebrow. The lips are painted red.
Only the ends of the vertical arms of the lyre are preserved, together with part of the crosspiece with the upper end of nine ropes painted in red. Behind the character there is a portion of two overlapping "fan” decorations, probably a schematic representation of a plant element.
Source: Exhibition Catalogue
Fragmentary painted terracotta plaque
H. 39 cm., L. 53 cm.
530 - 520 BC
Exhibition “Colors of the Eruscans” - Cat N. 55
Rome, Centrale Montemartini
“The Colors of the Etruscans” - The Recovered Artworks XVI – Lyre Player
Group of several fragments with the depiction of a lyre player. These pieces has been recovered by the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of the Cultural Heritage and Swiss authorities in the free-port of Geneva.
Group of several adjoining fragments recomposing what remains of the upper part of a plaque with representation of a lyre player. The upper frieze consists of a meander line between multi-colored stripes quite similar to the previous plaques even in the decorative motifs of the squares.
The lyre player, with a brown skin tone outlined in a dark brown contour, is seen in profile facing left. He wears a “tutulus” with the lower edge divided into two bands by two brown lines, with sideburns and wavy hair on the neck sticking out of it. The bust, whose left shoulder is the only part preserved, appears naked. The face shows a receding forehead, a nose with a curly nostril and a large almond-shaped eye with red iris and white pupil, surmounted by a rather arched eyebrow. The lips are painted red.
Only the ends of the vertical arms of the lyre are preserved, together with part of the crosspiece with the upper end of nine ropes painted in red. Behind the character there is a portion of two overlapping "fan” decorations, probably a schematic representation of a plant element.
Source: Exhibition Catalogue
Fragmentary painted terracotta plaque
H. 39 cm., L. 53 cm.
530 - 520 BC
Exhibition “Colors of the Eruscans” - Cat N. 55
Rome, Centrale Montemartini