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ANTIQUE #SA1166574

Bronze Capitoline Wolf Suckling Romulus & Remus

£545    $730    €624
A fine mid 19th century Italian Grand Tour bronze model of the ‘Capitoline Wolf’, of diminutive proportions. The finely cast and chased she-wolf with the twin figures of Romulus & Remus suckling beneath.
 
Height 2 3/8“ (6cm)
 
Width 3 7/8“ (9.7cm)
 
Depth 1 5/8“ (4.1cm)
 
Italian
 
Circa 1840
 
La Lupa Capitolina “the Capitoline Wolf”. Traditional scholarship says the wolf-figure is Etruscan, 5th century BC. The figures of Romulus and Remus were added in the 15th century AD by Antonio Pollaiuolo. Recent studies suggest that the she-wolf may be a medieval sculpture dating from the 13th century AD. The work’s attribution attests to the enduring nature of the myth.
 
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Internal Reference: 4397
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1166574
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 6cm (2.4inches)
Width is 9.7cm (3.8inches)
Depth is 4.1cm (1.6inches)
Antique ID: SA1166574
Item: Bronze Capitoline Wolf Suckling Romulus & Remus - (reference SA1166574)
Buying direct from seller: Tim Saltwell Antiques
£545



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