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LOT 2129
Life-Size Tibetan Bronze Jewelled Head of a Stag
20TH CENTURY AD.
15 in. (1.36 kg, 38 cm high).
With an applied crown embellished with turquoise and glass cabochons, painted eyes and open mouth, separately made antlers and large ears; suspension hook to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
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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