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Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Alexandrian Dancing Dwarf Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Alexandrian Dancing Dwarf Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Alexandrian Dancing Dwarf Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Alexandrian Dancing Dwarf Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Alexandrian Dancing Dwarf Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Alexandrian Dancing Dwarf Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Alexandrian Dancing Dwarf Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Alexandrian Dancing Dwarf Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Alexandrian Dancing Dwarf
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LOT 0091

Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Alexandrian Dancing Dwarf

1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

5 3/4 in. (299 grams,14.5 cm including stand).

In an active pose with both legs bent and left arm raised dramatically, head tilted to the left; exaggerated facial features, short trimmed hair, slim body with developed pectoral muscles and pronounced kyphosis; mounted on a columnar stand.

Provenance

Belgian private art collection of M.A., Brussels, Belgium, 1995.
with Gorny and Mosch, 14 December 2011, lot 82.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11886-206399.

Literature

See Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number 12.229.6, for a similar figure.

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LOT 0091

Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Alexandrian Dancing Dwarf

Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)

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