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71 PROVENANCE:
A BRONZE ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURE
GANGETIC PLAINS, 2ND CENTURY An important private collection, Europe, acquired in Amsterdam on
2 December 1966
Cast with a large, domical “head,” long outstretched “arms” that curl
inwards, and splayed “legs” originating from the robust midsection For a similar example, compare with a fgure, from the Doris Wiener
13æ in. (35 cm.) high Collection, sold at Christie’s New York, 20 March 2012, lot 69
$30,000-40,000
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