Japanese prisoner of war resting Accession Number: ART90372

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Sculpture of a Japanese prisoner of war at Rabaul from the Second World War. He is in a squatting position, wearing barely any clothes and his body is almost skeletal.

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Accession Number
ART90372
Cast by
Meridian Sculpture Founders
Classification
Art
Object Type
Sculpture
Physical Description
Medium: bronze
Measurement
Overall: 38.1 cm x 34.8 cm x 44.4 cm
Medium
bronze, brown patina
Date Made
1992
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1949
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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