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Limited Edition Cybis "Othello" Figurine

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  • Condition Good, tip of the sword is damaged see photos
  • Size 15"

  • Lot # 001
  • System ID # 20816244
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Hand Painted Limited Edition Cybis "Othello" Figurine, Sword Damaged 

Othello was a limited edition of 350 in 1983 and stands 15” tall. Shakespeare describes him as being a Moor, which in the context of the time basically meant anyone who wasn’t Caucasian. It’s noteworthy that nowhere in the play does any character say where Othello is from, and it’s not as if we can wake The Bard up and ask him what he intended. So, it’s a toss-up as to whether Othello was meant to have been from Africa, Spain, or somewhere in the Middle East. Actor portrayals are no help because the role has been memorably played by many, ranging from Paul Robeson and James Earl Jones to Orson Welles and Patrick Stewart. Cybis’ version harks back to one of the late 1660s London stage productions in which David Garrick costumed his Othello in an elaborate plumed turban; most later productions eschewed such headgear for this character.