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LOT 2487
Copper-alloy Shiva Mukhalinga
KARNATAKA, INDIA, CIRCA 20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (532 grams, 10.8 cm).
With stylised facial features, necklace suspended around the neck, protruding ears with large earrings. [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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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.
