ANTIQUE "SOPHOCLES" BRONZE STATUE w/ MARBLE BASE,12 1/4" TALL,GREECE, c.1920's

Description

ANTIQUE  BRONZE STATUE of THE ANCIENT GREEK PLAYWRIGHT
"SOPHOCLES"
MAKER:  THE BRONZE BASE ON THE BACK HAS A MOLD MARK THAT SAYS   "MADE IN GREECE".  ON THE FRONT OF THE BRONZE BASE IS A CASTING MARK THAT SAYS  "SOPHOCLES".
AGE: c.1920's
METAL:  THIS IS A VERY HEAVY BRONZE CASTING.  THE METAL IS NOT MAGNETIC.  IT IS NOT A SPELTER METAL ALLOY.   THIS IS A BRONZE STATUE!
WEIGHT:  VERY HEAVY AT  4 LBS and  12 1/2 OZ
DIMENSIONS:  IT IS  12 1/4" TALL.  AT THE WIDEST POINT IT IS 4" WIDE.
BASE STONE: WHITE MARBLE
FEATURES:  A WONDERFUL AND HIGHLY DETAILED BRONZE CASTING.  THE BRONZE IS THICK AND VERY HEAVY.  THE BRONZE HAS DEVELOPED A RICH AND AGED PATINA WITH GREENISH BRONZE HIGHLIGHTS THAT AN AUTHENTIC OLDER BRONZE SHOULD BE EXHIBITING.
CONDITION:  THE BRONZE CASTING IS HIGHLY DETAILED AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH NO REPAIRS OR RESTORATIONS.  OVER THE YEARS IT HAS DEVELOPED A RICH AND AGED BRONZE PATINA.
HISTORY:  WHO WAS "SOPHOCLES"?   HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED WRITERS OF TRAGEDY PLAYS IN ANCIENT GREECE.  HE WAS FROM KOLONOS, GREECE AND LIVED FROM  c. 496 TO c. 406 BCE.  HIS WORKS  PROVIDE INSIGHTS INTO MANY OF THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF ANCIENT GREECE.  HIS THEATRE PRESENTATIONS WOULD PROVIDE THE FOUNDATIONS FOR ALL FUTURE WESTERN DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES.  HIS PLAYS CONTINUE TO BE PERFORMED TODAY IN MANY THEATRES AROUND THE WORLD.  SOME OF HIS SURVIVING WORKS ARE: OEDIPUS; ANTIGONE and THE WOMEN OF TRACHIS.
HISTORY WITH ME:  I PURCHASED THIS WONDERFUL BRONZE FROM A LOCAL FRIEND ABOUT 25 YEARS OR SO.  IT HAS BEEN IN MY COLLECTION OF BRONZES EVER SINCE.  THIS IS FIRST TIME THAT IT HAS BEEN LISTED FOR SALE.
"WILL MAKE A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION"