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LOT 2276
Chinese Song Style Stone Head of Buddha
20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/2 in. (14.1 kg total, 27 cm including stand).
Carved in the round with long pendulous earlobes, arched brows and heavily-lidded eyes; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
From the Dr Ince collection, N.W. London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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