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LOT 2341

Jasper Buddha Carving

19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.

6 1/4 in. (607 grams, 16 cm).

Carved in the round frieze with Buddha reclining flanked by by attendants holding bowls, straw hat to the rear of his head, draped cloth and other items. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 2341

Jasper Buddha Carving

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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