Furniture & Works of Art - 8th July 2008

Lot 374

A carved quartzite male torso

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £900

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Description

A carved quartzite male torso, wearing a striated skirt wrapped around his distended belly, 9in (23cm) h, on an oak plinth. Literature; C.Ede, Collecting Antiquities, London, 1976, p. 88, no. 229.