3rd-2nd millennium BC. A bronze figure of a nude male standing with legs together, left arm bent and hand placed on the midriff, right arm extended and bent upwards at the elbow, two wire bangles to the forearm; mounted on a custom-made stand. See Aruz, J., Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, New York, 2003. 310 grams total, 25cm including stand (10"). From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. Fine condition.