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LOT 1647
Indian Goddess Statuette
15TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (182 grams, 77 mm high).
A bronze statuette modelled in the round on on a tiered rectangular base, portraying a semi-naked goddess seated on a lotus flower, wearing a conical crown and a garment around her waist, ornamental collar around her neck, hands held in a mudra, geometric motifs to each tier of the base; decorated discoid lug to rear of the head; collector's label to base reading 'my opinion of date is 14th century'.
ProvenanceAcquired from Ken and Sally Guest, 2007.
UK private collection.
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LOT 1647
Indian Goddess Statuette
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Fine condition.
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Opening Bid: £1,750
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Fine condition.
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