Greek Geometric Period Muscular Standing Figure

9TH-8TH CENTURY BC

3 1/2" (59 grams, 85mm including stand).

A bronze figure of a nude male standing with arms bent, paddle-shaped hands, legs conjoined to the knees, the neck long and thin with naive facial modelling; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

Property of a French gentleman; previously in a private collection, Bayern, Germany.

CONDITION

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LOT 0040

Greek Geometric Period Muscular Standing Figure

Sold for (Inc. bp): £8,750

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