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3661 - Reception of Antiquity, Praying Boy
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Reception of Antiquity, Praying Boy c. 1920, unsigned, bronze with a dark patina, an interpretation of the ancient work famously housed at Sanssouci Palace and colloquially known as the ‘Sun Worshipper’; the original, discovered on the island of Rhodes in the early 16th century, dates from around 300 BC. It can now be admired at the State Museum in Berlin, having first been exhibited at the court of Louis XIV and acquired by Frederick the Great in 1747. Set on a small square plinth; patina showing slight signs of age; bronze height 28 cm, total height 36 cm.
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Auction 124, Day 3Auction house
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