Inuit Carving with Figure and Seal
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20th century AD or earlier. A carved soapstone figure of a man seated wearing clothes and boots, grasping the head of a seal in his lap; a hilted knife lying on the head of the seal. 1.7 kg, 14cm (5 1/2"). Property of a Harwich, UK, lady; previously with an Aldeburgh, Suffolk, UK, gentleman; formerly in an old English collection. Images of humans, often with seals, walruses, whales and other arctic fauna, are often seen in Inuit artworks, [No Reserve]
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Fine condition.
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Inuit Carving with Figure and Seal
Estimate £200 - £300
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