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LOT 2387
Jade-Coloured Glass Seated Buddha Pendant
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (8.78 grams, 40 mm).
Modelled in the half-round, Buddha sitting cross-legged with hands folded in his lap; loop above. [No Reserve]
Provenance
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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