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LOT 2181
Chinese Hardstone Plaque Pendant
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 x 1 3/8 in. (39 grams, 54 x 37 mm).
Obverse with column of two-wheeled vehicles drawn by animals, reverse with four columns of text. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Paris gallery, 1980-1990.
From a Parisian collection.
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