Female statuette in weathered volcanic tuff, East Java, Majapahit, 14th - 15th century Depicted crouching, her left hand resting on one knee and her right holding a piece of her clothing. Her neck is adorned with rich necklaces and her ears with large flower-shaped earrings. The face is serene, with raised eyes, a slightly blunt nose and hemmed lips. Her hair, skilfully combed and embellished with flowers above the ears and forehead, is styled in a low bun covering the nape of the neck and upper back. Height: 19 cm Provenance : Galerie Beurdeley & Cie. Publication: Boisselier, Jean de, Majapahit, ed. Beurdeley & Cie, 1989-1990, catalog no. 73.
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€7,912
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32%
Female statuette in weathered volcanic tuff, East Java, Majapahit, 14th - 15th century
Depicted crouching, her left hand resting on one knee and her right holding a piece of her clothing. Her neck is adorned with rich necklaces and her ears with large flower-shaped earrings. The face is serene, with raised eyes, a slightly blunt nose and hemmed lips. Her hair, skilfully combed and embellished with flowers above the ears and forehead, is styled in a low bun covering the nape of the neck and upper back.
Height: 19 cm
Provenance :
Galerie Beurdeley & Cie.
Publication:
Boisselier, Jean de, Majapahit, ed. Beurdeley & Cie, 1989-1990, catalog no. 73.
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