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1900's Alabaster Sculpture of Dante

circa 1910

$8,350
£6,352.43
€7,427.94
CA$11,677.85
A$13,118.74
CHF 6,981.64
MX$162,218.20
NOK 85,072.08
SEK 82,252.49
DKK 55,405.49
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About the Item

A sensitively carved, solid alabaster, antique sculpture of famed Italian poet and philospher, Dante Aligheri (1265-1321). The figure in a rich, flowing robe, holding a book and wearing a scholar's cap crowned with laurels. The sculpture on a raised marble base of the period.
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1910
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)Width: 11.25 in (28.58 cm)Depth: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2563212565532

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