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Marble head of a youth and a plaster cast of the same head

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Figure of Hercules with lion's skin.

Horus.jpg
Figure of Horus as a child (Harpocrates), seated, double crowned, sucking his finger. Imperfect - feet missing.

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ape.jpg
Figure of an ape, Hapi, in marble.

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Large gilt statuette, painted and chased, of the Buddha in the attitude of contemplation. Dark blue head-dress.

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Gilded bronze statuette of a monk, painted and chased Tibet, 18th or 19th century Seated on a lotus base in the attitude of dhyanasana, the figure may be a portrait of an individual or a generic image.

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Buddha (or Buddhist priest?) on lotus throne, bronzed, in attitude of Contemplation/Meditation, carrying a bowl in left hand, bluey-black toned headdress.

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Ibeji, male statuette, standing. If a twin dies the death is marked by the commissioning of a carved wooden figurine from a sculptor. Known as an 'ibeji', the figurine is of the same sex as the dead twin and is treated by the mother with all the love…

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Statuette of a dwarf, in granite.

goddess sakauna.jpg
Wooden figure (imperfect) of goddess Sakauna/Takauna. Inscription: old label on back: Takauna, a great Tongan Goddess
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