"Resting Peasant". Paperweight
"Resting Peasant". Paperweight
Russia
The 1860-1870s
Bronze, onyx; casting, chasing, patinating, polishing, assembling
9.7 x 19.8 x 11.5 cm
A patinated bronze figure of a resting peasant on a rectangular plinth is set upon a smooth rectangular base made of light green ornamental stone with yellowish-white layered inclusions (onyx). The bearded peasant, dressed in a kaftan, trousers, and bast shoes (lapti), is reclining, leaning on his left arm; his right hand firmly clutches a peaked cap (kartuz) lying beside him. The uneven surface of the plinth imitates ground.
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