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LOT 2235
Indian Bronze Plaque with Riding Deity
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (81 grams, 76 mm).
Modelled in the half-round figure of Mahakala on a galloping horse, wearing the crown of skulls (mundamala) and brandishing a sword; attachment stud to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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