On a flat, irregularly shaped base made of transparent quartz (rock crystal) simulating ice, is a sculptural composition depicting a young man and a young woman holding hands crosswise as they glide (skate) on ice. She wears a small, flat hat on her thick, neatly combed hair with bangs, a fur-trimmed coat, a pleated skirt, and tall boots; he wears a sheepskin, a short sheepskin coat with a fur collar, and tall boots.

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