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Sculpture & Figures
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Ancient Carved Stone Stamp Seal with Geometric Symbols | Circa 2000–1000 B.C.
Ancient Carved Stone Stamp Seal with Geometric Symbols | Circa 2000–1000 B.C.
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- $600.00
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- $600.00
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Hand-Carved Spanish Colonial Saint Figure | Aged Polychrome Sculpture | Circa 18th–19th Century
Hand-Carved Spanish Colonial Saint Figure | Aged Polychrome Sculpture | Circa 18th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $600.00
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- $600.00
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Thai or Cambodian Buddha Head | Carved Stone Sculpture on Marble Base | 18th–19th Century
Thai or Cambodian Buddha Head | Carved Stone Sculpture on Marble Base | 18th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $600.00
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- $600.00
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Spanish Colonial or European Santo | Hand-Carved Wooden Saint with Traces of Polychrome | 17th–18th Century
Spanish Colonial or European Santo | Hand-Carved Wooden Saint with Traces of Polychrome | 17th–18th Century
- Regular price
- $600.00
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- $600.00
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Ancient Roman Terracotta | Fertility Symbol of Protection & Prosperity | 1st–3rd Century CE
Ancient Roman Terracotta | Fertility Symbol of Protection & Prosperity | 1st–3rd Century CE
- Regular price
- $600.00
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- $600.00
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Ancient Elamite Terracotta Votive Plaque of Ishtar | Circa 1800–1600 BCE
Ancient Elamite Terracotta Votive Plaque of Ishtar | Circa 1800–1600 BCE
- Regular price
- $550.00
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- $550.00
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Ancient Chinese Tang Dynasty Terracotta Court Lady | Funerary Tomb Figure | Circa 7th – 8th Century CE
Ancient Chinese Tang Dynasty Terracotta Court Lady | Funerary Tomb Figure | Circa 7th – 8th Century CE
- Regular price
- $525.00
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- $525.00
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Ancient Greek Terracotta Female Protomai Bust Plaques – Set of Three | 6th–4th Century BCE
Ancient Greek Terracotta Female Protomai Bust Plaques – Set of Three | 6th–4th Century BCE
- Regular price
- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Pre-Columbian | Nayarit Terracotta Seated Figure | Circa 300 BCE – 300 CE
Pre-Columbian | Nayarit Terracotta Seated Figure | Circa 300 BCE – 300 CE
- Regular price
- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Shamanic Ritual Wooden Statue | Tribal Ceremonial Artifact | Circa 19th–20th Century
Shamanic Ritual Wooden Statue | Tribal Ceremonial Artifact | Circa 19th–20th Century
- Regular price
- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Ancient Egyptian | Limestone Votive Vessel | Depicting Sacred Primate Figure | Late Period | Circa 664–30 B.C
Ancient Egyptian | Limestone Votive Vessel | Depicting Sacred Primate Figure | Late Period | Circa 664–30 B.C
- Regular price
- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Pre-Columbian Ritual Figure | Hand-Modeled Clay Sculpture | Mounted Display | Circa 300 BCE–500 CE
Pre-Columbian Ritual Figure | Hand-Modeled Clay Sculpture | Mounted Display | Circa 300 BCE–500 CE
- Regular price
- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Thai Bronze Buddha Head with Encrusted Patina | Circa 18th Century or Earlier
Thai Bronze Buddha Head with Encrusted Patina | Circa 18th Century or Earlier
- Regular price
- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Japanese Meiji Carved Bone Samurai Handle or Sword Fitting | Circa 1870–1910
Japanese Meiji Carved Bone Samurai Handle or Sword Fitting | Circa 1870–1910
- Regular price
- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Antique Miniature Bone Domino Set in Decorated Box | Circa 1800 – 1850
Antique Miniature Bone Domino Set in Decorated Box | Circa 1800 – 1850
- Regular price
- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Rapa Nui-Inspired Skeletal Ancestor Carving | Polynesian Wood Sculpture | Early 20th Century
Rapa Nui-Inspired Skeletal Ancestor Carving | Polynesian Wood Sculpture | Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Ancient Greek Archaic Terracotta Figurine Head | Late 6th Century BCE
Ancient Greek Archaic Terracotta Figurine Head | Late 6th Century BCE
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- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Ancient Roman | Fertility Pottery Figure | Circa 1st-3rd Century CE
Ancient Roman | Fertility Pottery Figure | Circa 1st-3rd Century CE
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- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Hand-Carved Bone Spirit Head Sculpture | Circa Mid-20th Century
Hand-Carved Bone Spirit Head Sculpture | Circa Mid-20th Century
- Regular price
- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Antique Indian Folk Art Wooden Ceremonial Cart with Animal-Head Terminals | Late 19th to Early 20th Century
Antique Indian Folk Art Wooden Ceremonial Cart with Animal-Head Terminals | Late 19th to Early 20th Century
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- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Chinese Earthenware Standing Attendant Figure in Tang Style | Circa 1870–1930
Chinese Earthenware Standing Attendant Figure in Tang Style | Circa 1870–1930
- Regular price
- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Spanish Colonial Carved Four Saints Column | Ecclesiastical Architectural Sculpture | Circa 18th–19th Century
Spanish Colonial Carved Four Saints Column | Ecclesiastical Architectural Sculpture | Circa 18th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Ancient Mediterranean | Sculptural Portrait Fragment | Terracotta Head Section | Circa 3rd Century BCE – 2nd Century CE
Ancient Mediterranean | Sculptural Portrait Fragment | Terracotta Head Section | Circa 3rd Century BCE – 2nd Century CE
- Regular price
- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Renaissance-Era | Gothic Oak Panel with Trefoil & Arch Motifs | Circa 16th Century
Renaissance-Era | Gothic Oak Panel with Trefoil & Arch Motifs | Circa 16th Century
- Regular price
- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Carved Sphinx on Wooden Base | Egyptomania Decorative Art | Early–Mid 20th Century
Carved Sphinx on Wooden Base | Egyptomania Decorative Art | Early–Mid 20th Century
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- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Pre-Columbian Carved Stone Idol | Stylized Human Figure | Circa 500–1000 CE
Pre-Columbian Carved Stone Idol | Stylized Human Figure | Circa 500–1000 CE
- Regular price
- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Southeast Asian | Gilt Lacquered | Monk Statue | Circa 18th-19th Century
Southeast Asian | Gilt Lacquered | Monk Statue | Circa 18th-19th Century
- Regular price
- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Pre-Columbian Female Figurine | West Mexico (Jalisco/Nayarit) | Circa 300 BCE – 300 CE
Pre-Columbian Female Figurine | West Mexico (Jalisco/Nayarit) | Circa 300 BCE – 300 CE
- Regular price
- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Pre-Columbian Ecuador | Valdivia–Chorrera Anthropomorphic Head Vessel Fragment | Circa 1000–300 BCE
Pre-Columbian Ecuador | Valdivia–Chorrera Anthropomorphic Head Vessel Fragment | Circa 1000–300 BCE
- Regular price
- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Napoleonic Era Prisoner-of-War Snuff Box with Polychrome Engraving | Circa 1793–1815
Napoleonic Era Prisoner-of-War Snuff Box with Polychrome Engraving | Circa 1793–1815
- Regular price
- $500.00
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- $500.00
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Antique Japanese Carved Bone Fisherman Okimono with Fish Basket | Circa 1890 – 1920
Antique Japanese Carved Bone Fisherman Okimono with Fish Basket | Circa 1890 – 1920
- Regular price
- $450.00
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- $450.00
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Japanese Meiji–Taisho Falconer with Eagle Okimono | Circa 1890 – 1920
Japanese Meiji–Taisho Falconer with Eagle Okimono | Circa 1890 – 1920
- Regular price
- $450.00
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- $450.00
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Pair of Terracotta Sculptural Heads with Headdresses | Circa 20th Century
Pair of Terracotta Sculptural Heads with Headdresses | Circa 20th Century
- Regular price
- $450.00
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- $450.00
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Grand Tour | Classical Bronze Figure of Draped Philosopher | Circa 19th- Early 20th Century
Grand Tour | Classical Bronze Figure of Draped Philosopher | Circa 19th- Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $450.00
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- $450.00
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Stone Effigy Face Plaque | Helmeted Warrior Carving | Undetermined Age
Stone Effigy Face Plaque | Helmeted Warrior Carving | Undetermined Age
- Regular price
- $450.00
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- $450.00
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Nayarit Seated Figure with Tall Cone Headdress | West Mexico | Circa 100 BCE–300 CE
Nayarit Seated Figure with Tall Cone Headdress | West Mexico | Circa 100 BCE–300 CE
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- $450.00
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- $450.00
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Pre-Columbian Ceramic Figure | Seated Terracotta Human with Ritual Headpiece | Circa 200–800 AD
Pre-Columbian Ceramic Figure | Seated Terracotta Human with Ritual Headpiece | Circa 200–800 AD
- Regular price
- $450.00
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- $450.00
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Classical Mediterranean Terracotta Head | Greek or Roman Fragment with Headdress | Circa 1st Millennium BCE–1st Millennium CE
Classical Mediterranean Terracotta Head | Greek or Roman Fragment with Headdress | Circa 1st Millennium BCE–1st Millennium CE
- Regular price
- $450.00
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- $450.00
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Spanish Caravaca Cross Crucifix Pendant | Bronze with Angels & Religious Imagery| Circa 17th Century
Spanish Caravaca Cross Crucifix Pendant | Bronze with Angels & Religious Imagery| Circa 17th Century
- Regular price
- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Ancient Etruscan & Greek Terracotta Female Votive Heads | Pair of Classical Antiquities | Circa 6th–4th Century BCE
Ancient Etruscan & Greek Terracotta Female Votive Heads | Pair of Classical Antiquities | Circa 6th–4th Century BCE
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- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Ancient Roman Female Bust & Mesopotamian Bovine Protome | Two Terracotta Artifacts | Circa 3rd Millennium BCE–2nd Century CE
Ancient Roman Female Bust & Mesopotamian Bovine Protome | Two Terracotta Artifacts | Circa 3rd Millennium BCE–2nd Century CE
- Regular price
- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Ancient Pre-Columbian Terracotta Noble Figure Fragment | Mesoamerica | Circa 300 BCE–600 CE
Ancient Pre-Columbian Terracotta Noble Figure Fragment | Mesoamerica | Circa 300 BCE–600 CE
- Regular price
- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Ancient Mesoamerican Carved Stone Head Fragment with Elaborate Headdress | Pre-Columbian Period |Circa 300 BCE – 900 CE
Ancient Mesoamerican Carved Stone Head Fragment with Elaborate Headdress | Pre-Columbian Period |Circa 300 BCE – 900 CE
- Regular price
- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Ancient Egyptian | Carved Stone Horus Bird Figure | Late Period | Circa 664–30 B.C.
Ancient Egyptian | Carved Stone Horus Bird Figure | Late Period | Circa 664–30 B.C.
- Regular price
- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Pre-Columbian Anthropomorphic Clay Sculpture | West Mexican Tradition | Circa 300 BCE–300 CE
Pre-Columbian Anthropomorphic Clay Sculpture | West Mexican Tradition | Circa 300 BCE–300 CE
- Regular price
- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Indian Brass Naga Cobra Shrine Canopy | Circa 19th Century
Indian Brass Naga Cobra Shrine Canopy | Circa 19th Century
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- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Indian Brass Shiva Lingam & Nandi Devotional Shrine | Circa 19th Century
Indian Brass Shiva Lingam & Nandi Devotional Shrine | Circa 19th Century
- Regular price
- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Antique Black Forest Carved Walnut Fruit Basket Furniture Pediment | Circa 1880 – 1900
Antique Black Forest Carved Walnut Fruit Basket Furniture Pediment | Circa 1880 – 1900
- Regular price
- $400.00
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- $400.00
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Collector Insights
Brief insights into ancient statues, sculptures, figures, and historical carvings from cultures around the world.
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What types of statues, figures, and carvings are featured in this collection?
This collection may include ancient statues, terracotta figurines, carved stone heads, wooden sculptures, bronze figures, relief fragments, religious statues, masks, and effigy vessels. Available pieces range from archaeological fragments to complete antique sculptures.
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Which cultures are represented in the collection?
The collection may feature Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Chinese, Pre-Columbian, Near Eastern, Persian, European, South and Southeast Asian, Tibetan, Himalayan, and African sculptures. The cultures and periods represented change as pieces are acquired and sold.
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What materials were commonly used to create historical sculptures?
Ancient and antique figures were created from materials such as stone, terracotta, ceramic, bronze, wood, bone, and ivory. The chosen material often depended on local resources, artistic traditions, and the intended purpose of the object.
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What were ancient statues and carved figures used for?
Historical sculptures could serve religious, devotional, funerary, protective, commemorative, architectural, or decorative purposes. Their meaning depends on the culture, period, imagery, and original context in which they were created.
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Why are some ancient sculptures preserved only as fragments?
Many ancient sculptures survive as heads, torsos, limbs, relief sections, or architectural fragments due to age, burial conditions, environmental exposure, and historical damage. These fragments can still preserve important evidence of ancient craftsmanship and artistic traditions.
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Can I buy authentic ancient statues and carvings online?
Yes. Relic & Rarity offers ancient statues, antique sculptures, terracotta figurines, stone carvings, and historical figures for sale online. Listings include detailed photographs, dimensions, condition information, available provenance, and a Certificate of Authenticity.
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