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LOT 2533
Copper-alloy Sacred Linga Cover
MUGHAL, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (44 grams, 43 mm).
Cylindrical body with a domed top, stylised moustachioed face to one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAn important collection of Hindu art formed by the late Jeffery Romer in the 1990s.
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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Fine condition.
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India, circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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An important collection of Hindu art formed by the late Jeffery Romer in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
