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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Works from the Donald Friend Collection - The Property of Attilio Guarrancino, Melbourne
• Sale Date:
  27 Oct 2013 ~ 2pm
• Lot #:
  132
• Lot Description:
  Horse And Rider
  Bali
  bronze, crowned male figure riding a horse with right arm outstretched, possibly wielding a weapon
  13.0 cm height
• Notes:
  Donald Friend drew ‘The Stone Horseman of Yeh Pulo’ from the bas-relief carved into rock at the site of Yeh Pulo at Bedulu in Gianyar, illustrated in The Cosmic Turtle.1 He also illustrates another miniature bronze horse and rider,2 writing ‘Siddartha leaving his father’s palace accompanied by a servant. An 11th-12th century casting from a period when Buddhism in Indonesia had not yet been submerged in Hinduism. In Bali, at Ye Pulo, near Pedjeng, there is a fine rockcarving dating from the 10th century of a curious variation of this subject. According to legend, the giant Kbo Iwo carved it in the cliff-face with his fingernails.’ 1. Friend, D., The Cosmic Turtle: Batujimbar Bali, Carroll’s, Perth, in association with P.T. Bab Bali, 1976, p. 50 2. ibid., p. 71
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 1,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Miscellaneous

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