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LOT 2138
Chinese Style Hardstone Plaque
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (46 grams, 61 mm).
Rectangular bifacial plaque with hole for suspension; obverse with scrolled ornament to upper edge, reserved characters in four columns; reverse with figures in a landscape with a tree. [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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