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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 168025, member: 111&quot;]Continue to be puzzled by this piece, in lieu of any further pics or information, can only guess based on the chipped corner that it&#039;s painted plaster.&nbsp; The subject appears to be a strong featured dark-skinned woman, but perhaps it&#039;s just the angle, the chest seems flat and the shoulder muscular, with the diadem and strap across the chest reminding me of classical Greek.&nbsp; Searching the name &#039;MAERIS&#039; (if correct) brings up an ancient Egyptian king, and a minor male character in Virgil&#039;s Eclogues...</p><p><br /></p><p>A quick search finds a somewhat similar piece of a dark skinned woman, 10&quot; tall, which appears to be titled &#039;BOHEM&#039;DIXE&#039;, searching that and similar words brings up little other than that she&#039;s Bohemian.&nbsp; Another piece along similar lines, 20&quot; tall, is much more clear in being &#039;HIAWATHA&#039;, though a somewhat light-skinned depiction...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/213926011/lady-statue-bust-sculpture-bohemian?ref=market" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/213926011/lady-statue-bust-sculpture-bohemian?ref=market" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/213926011/lady-statue-bust-sculpture-bohemian?ref=market</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.icollector.com/Cigar-Store-Indian-bust-Hiawatha-solid-plaster-w-orig-paint-c-1910-Exc-cond-20-H_i19373468" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.icollector.com/Cigar-Store-Indian-bust-Hiawatha-solid-plaster-w-orig-paint-c-1910-Exc-cond-20-H_i19373468" rel="nofollow">http://www.icollector.com/Cigar-Store-Indian-bust-Hiawatha-solid-plaster-w-orig-paint-c-1910-Exc-cond-20-H_i19373468</a></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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