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Lot 1302

Carved Jet Skull

27 May 2010, 13:00 EDT
New York

US$6,000 - US$8,000

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Carved Jet Skull

By Lee Downey
Bali, Indonesia

Jet, a fossilized coal, is a durable lightweight black stone that has been mined since prehistoric times. Carved from a single large piece of rough from Siberia, this dramatic sculpture depicts a human skull naturalistically rendered and polished to a lustrous sheen. Such large specimens are increasingly difficult to obtain in today's market and this is a particularly fine example realistically rendered by an artist who comprehends how to bring out the best from this material, with monogram signature, measures 8 x 6 x 6in. Offered in a custom-fitted Balinese fabric covered box.

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