Bronze patera (shallow bowl with handle), Hellenistic, late 4th–early 3rd century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H. 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm); diameter 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm), Bronzes, The handle of this patera depicts a beautiful winged female, probably an Etruscan lasa. These nymph-like creatures are often associated with the goddess Turan, the Etruscan version of the Roman Venus, but they also act as facilitators for lovers and guardians of innocent victims, especially children
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Bronze patera, shallow bowl, handle, Hellenistic, late 4th–early 3rd century B.C, Etruscan, Bronze, H, 18 1/4, 46.4 cm, diameter 9 5/8, 24.5, Bronzes, patera depicts, beautiful winged, female, Etruscan lasa, nymph, creatures, associated, goddess Turan, version, Roman Venus, act, facilitators, lovers, guardians, innocent victims, children
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