LARGE ETRUSCAN BRONZE THYMIATERION WITH EPHEBE. Ca. 600 - 500 BC. A bronze Thymiaterion composed of a standing nude ephebe with proportionally elongated limbs, defined musculature, and stylised hair, mounted on a separately cast, waisted circular base. Both arms are raised to support a wide drip tray, above which rises a moulded baluster-form shaft terminating in a flaring conical socket. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 19.192.49; 2021.40.51 (position), 47.11.3 (podium). Size: 315mm x 65mm; Weight: 720g Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly in a 1980s-1990s London collection. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.