Etruscan figure of the III-II century BC. Terracotta. Measures:... Lot 20

Etruscan figure of the III-II century BC. Terracotta. Measures: 26,5 x 23 x 7 cm. Entirely realized in terracotta, this figure represents a male personage in seated position. The face reflects a synthetic and geometric language, with ovoid profile and big straight nose, although it has been made with great realism. Already in antiquity, the Etruscan culture was surrounded by an aura of mystery; even their Greek contemporaries were intrigued by the sudden emergence of this people as a maritime and commercial power, by this ancient people who, according to Dionysius of Halicarnassus, "resemble no other in their language and customs". While there are those who consider them as the people that gave rise to the Roman Empire, there are other experts who give more relevance to the differences that exist between the two peoples and consider them mere neighbors or "conqueror and conquered", depending on the time in which one speaks, recognizing a strong influence of some elements of Etruscan culture and art observed on the Romans.