"Polychrome Terracotta Representing Alba After Friedrich Goldscheider (1845-1897)"
Important polychrome terracotta statue representing ALBA.ABLA AND ANTAR, THE ARABIAN LEGEND OF IMPOSSIBLE LOVE.In the desert of Saudi Arabia, one of the most famous legends of Arabic literature: the story of Abla and Antar.This epic, which spans the centuries, is not only a love story à la Romeo and Juliet, it is a symbol of the fight against prejudice. Far from idealized love tales, the story of Antar and Abla is a fight against social norms and inequalities that takes place in the dunes of the Al Qassim desert.At the base of the plinth, there is a cartouche in Arabic.French work from the end of the 19th century, attributed to Friedrich GOLDSCHEIDER.HEIGHT: 98 cmDimensions of the base: 28 cm long x 38 cm deep 
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