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LOT 2096
South East Asian Bronze Father and Son Statuette
20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 in. (491 grams, 20.5 cm high).
Depicted seated nude on a large boulder, the male with short stocky legs and pronounced belly, wearing a conical headdress and having an urna on his forehead; holding a nude boy in his arms. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection, acquired 1930s-1980s.
Property of K.P., a Cornish lady collector, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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