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A wonderful Majapahit head from Java, ca. 1300 - 1500

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A wonderful Majapahit head from Java, ca. 1300 - 1500

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A wonderful Majapahit head from Java, ca. 1300 - 1500 AD. This 9-1/2 in high terracotta head was turned red with iron oxides and depicts a deceased king. These rare life-like portrait sculptures were used by royal ancestor cults as idealized, symbolic representations of the most revered rulers. Mounted on stand. Ex Kaufman estate.

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A wonderful Majapahit head from Java, ca. 1300 - 1500

Name: A wonderful Majapahit head from Java, ca. 1300 - 1500
SKU: 45176344
Price: 400 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $600 - $700

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Starting Price $300

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