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LOT 2629
Chandraketugarh Terracotta Plaque with the Goddess Sri Lakshmi
WEST BENGAL, SHUNGA PERIOD, 1ST CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
4 7/8 in. (160 grams, 12.5 cm).
D-shaped plaque fragment with Lakshmi modelled in the half-round. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired at a London antiques fair in the 1990s.
From the private collection of a Devon, UK, lady.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.1990.281.
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LOT 2629
Chandraketugarh Terracotta Plaque with the Goddess Sri Lakshmi
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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