13th C. Majapahit Couple - Male & Female
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**Originally Listed At $300**
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, East Java, Majapahit culture, ca. 1294 to 1478 CE. A pair of mold-formed pottery figures, a male and a female, depicted in characteristically stylized form. The female presents kneeling with a skirt covering her knees, arms placed neatly atop her lap, and her raised head adorned with diamond-shaped eyes and a crested coiffure. The larger male figure stands atop sturdy legs, holds one hand out in a gesture of offering, and has a tiered coiffure atop his upright head. Size of larger (male): 3.25" W x 8.625" H (8.3 cm x 21.9 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Adam Partridge collection, Cheshire, England
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#176512
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, East Java, Majapahit culture, ca. 1294 to 1478 CE. A pair of mold-formed pottery figures, a male and a female, depicted in characteristically stylized form. The female presents kneeling with a skirt covering her knees, arms placed neatly atop her lap, and her raised head adorned with diamond-shaped eyes and a crested coiffure. The larger male figure stands atop sturdy legs, holds one hand out in a gesture of offering, and has a tiered coiffure atop his upright head. Size of larger (male): 3.25" W x 8.625" H (8.3 cm x 21.9 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Adam Partridge collection, Cheshire, England
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#176512
Condition
Both figures missing small areas of hand or head, with light earthen deposits, softening to some finer details, and a few stable hairline fissures, otherwise in very good condition. Nice preservation to figural forms. Previous inventory label beneath each figure.
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13th C. Majapahit Couple - Male & Female
Estimate $400 - $600
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