POSSIBLY JAVA
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PAIR OF STANDING FEMALE FIGURES
POSSIBLY JAVA
wood with traces of red paint
60.0 cm and 57.5 cm height
Estimate:
$5,000 - 10,000 (2)
Sold for $6,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 31 - 27 October 2013, Sydney
Catalogue text
Both figures have elongated bodies and limbs, long fingers, and ear plugs (subeng). One figure has a crown headdress and the other figure that of a priest. The figures currently stand on a wooden base made by Attilio however a hook or wooden peg slot is carved into the top of their heads.