Sale 1640
New York
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30 March 2006
Price realised
USD 2,880
Estimate
A Bronze vessel Eastern Java, Majapahit, 14th century Expressively cast in the form of a figure standing foursquare, with human face and large mouth, wide nose, bulging eyes with heavy lids, wearing a cap, with a round opening on top 4¼ in. (11 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in 1992
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Compare with a related example in the Jakarta National Museum; see Tokyo National Museum, The Exhibition of The Ancient Indonesian Art, 1981, cat. no. 45.
Pre-Lot Text
Property from the Paul F. Walter Collection
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