Grinding of grain. Composition
Grinding of grain. Composition
Germany, Berlin
Late 19th – early 20th century
Model: Wolff A. M., Gladenbeck & Sohn Bronze Foundry
Bronze, marble (red-brown, base); casting, patinating, chasing, mounting
15.3 × 18.0 × 18.0 cm
Signatures on the base: 1) sculptor - М. ВОЛЬФЪ; 2) founder - AKT-GES VON H. GLADENBECK & SOHN
A sculptural composition featuring an elderly Muslim man standing by a millstone is set on a circular 'terrain' base. With his left hand, the man holds the reins of a camel that turns the mill wheel. The sculpture is mounted on a circular marble plinth.
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