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LOT 0418
Bronze Statue of 'Primitive Man'
GERMAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/4 in. (7.5 kg, 44 cm).
Naturalistically modelled in the round standing astride a rocky outcrop, barefoot and nude apart from a loincloth strung from the waist, resting a club on his muscular shoulders; likely produced for illustrative or anthropological academic purposes.
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
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LOT 0418
Bronze Statue of 'Primitive Man'
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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