Alexander Hamilton Custom House Africa Sculpture - GOR-193993-cE22

Sculpture "Africa" at main entrance to Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York,

The work was made of marble and sculpted by the Piccirilli Brothers, with each sculptural group costing $13,500.[ From east to west, the statues depicted larger-than-life-size personifications of Asia, America, Europe, and Africa. The primary figures were female, but there were also auxiliary human figures flanking each primary figure. In addition, Asia's figure was paired with a tiger, and Africa's figure was paired with a lion

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Sculpture "Africa" at main entrance to Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York,<br />
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The work was made of marble and sculpted by the Piccirilli Brothers, with each sculptural group costing $13,500.[ From east to west, the statues depicted larger-than-life-size personifications of Asia, America, Europe, and Africa. The primary figures were female, but there were also auxiliary human figures flanking each primary figure. In addition, Asia's figure was paired with a tiger, and Africa's figure was paired with a lion