French Bronze Slave Figure by Rousseau
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Late 19th century French bronze figure of a slave, by Emile Francois Rousseau, depicting a lady with her arms above her head with necklace and robes tied with belt at waist, and sandals on feet, on a circular pedestal base, signed, height 66 cm similar: Christies, lot 381, New York, 24th October 2006
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- Bronze - An alloy of copper and tin, traditionally in the proportions of about 9 parts of copper to 1 part of tin.
The discovery of bronze in Western Asia in the 4th century enabled people to create metal objects which were superior to those previoulsy possible because of its strength and hardness, and it has been used throughout the world for weapons, coins, tools, statuary and other decorative items.
It is very fluid in a molten state, and its hardness, strength when set, and non-corrosive properties makes it most suitable for casting sculpture.
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