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LOT 2519
Copper-alloy Standing Hanuman Figure
INDIA, CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (171 grams, 94 mm).
Standing on a pedestal base with his right arm raised, long curving tail forming an arch behind the body. [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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