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A BRONZE FIGURE FRAGMENT OF A NOBLE BOY, MAJAPAHIT, 14TH CENTURY

A BRONZE FIGURE FRAGMENT OF A NOBLE BOY, MAJAPAHIT, 14TH CENTURY Indonesia, Java. Well cast standing with his arms lowered alongside his body, the young boy nude except for a belt, bracelets, armlets, and a beaded necklace suspending a foliate pendant. His face with smiling lips, heavy-lidded eyes centered by an urna, and elegantly arched brows brows, beneath curled hair piled up into a short topknot secured by a beaded band. Provenance: From an old private collection in Bavaria, Germany, assembled since the 1960s. Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Wear, casting flaws, signs of weathering and erosion, small nicks, rubbing, and obvious losses. The bronze covered in a rich, naturally grown, dark patina. Weight: 165.5 g Dimensions: Height 13 cm Literature comparison: Compare a closely related bronze figure of a noble boy, 13.8 cm high, dated to the 14th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1987.142.199. Compare a closely related figure of a nude boy, 14 cm high, dated c. 14th century, in the Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia, Norwich.

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A BRONZE FIGURE FRAGMENT OF A NOBLE BOY, MAJAPAHIT, 14TH CENTURY

Estimate 250 - 500 EUR
Starting price 250 EUR

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For sale on Friday 28 Jun : 11:00 (CEST)
vienna, Austria
Galerie Zacke
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