A late 19th/early 20th century Neapolitan bronze bust of Plato, after the Antique, on a stained alabaster socle -- 11¼in. (28.5cm.) high.

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A late 19th/early 20th century Neapolitan bronze bust of Plato, after the Antique, on a stained alabaster socle -- 11¼in. (28.5cm.) high.

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The present bust is probably from the Chiurazzi foundry and is listed in their catalogue as number 63, available in five sizes, with three different types of patination. The bust is a copy of the Antique, discovered at Hurculaneum in 1741.

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