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LOT 2149
Ethnographic Terracotta Figure Biting a Rope
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 in. (680 grams, 19 cm).
Crouching, holding a braided U-shaped bar in both hands and in the mouth; braided twine to waist and neck, remains to head; red and white pigment; Oceanian workmanship. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Ethnographic Terracotta Figure Biting a Rope
Circa 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Crouching, holding a braided U-shaped bar in both hands and in the mouth; braided twine to waist and neck, remains to head; red and white pigment; Oceanian workmanship. 680 grams, 19 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
