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LOT 2636
Buddhist Bronze Deity Head
INDIA, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (543 grams, 9.5 cm).
Modelled in the round with emphasised almond-shaped eyes and long curving eyebrows, wearing rosette earrings and a headgear with rosettes, hollow-form. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market pre 2000.
Property of Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
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Modelled in the round with emphasised almond-shaped eyes and long curving eyebrows, wearing rosette earrings and a headgear with rosettes, hollow-form. 543 grams, 9.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market pre 2000. Property of Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
