Etruscan bronze: Ombra della sera, (afternoon shadow) (Alt: 38 cm)

Description

Reproduction in cast bronze. Finished with patinas of ageing and maximum detail.

Height: 38 cm.

Approx. weight: 1 kg.

Reproduction of “L’Ombra della sera”, an Etruscan votive statuette. an Etruscan votive statuette from the ancient Velathri, i.e. present-day Volterra and preserved in the Guarnacci Museum in Italy.

It is said that it was the poet Gabriele d’Annunzio who gave it the name “Ombra della sera”, i.e. shadow of the evening, because of its resemblance to the long shadows at sunset.

Decorative element, archaeological reproductions from Antiquity. Ideal for decoration or as a gift.