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LOT 2190
Chinese Style Hardstone Plaque
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (37 grams, 57 mm).
Rectangular in plan, pierced at upper edge; obverse with low-relief scene of a scribe, reverse with dense text. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Parisian collection, 1980-2000s.
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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