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LOT 1369

Magical Epigraphic Plaque with Mythical Beast

18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.

3 3/4 in. (21.5 grams, 95 mm).

Lentoid in plan and curved with two attachment loops to the reverse; low-relief image of a lion with tail arched over the back; solar mask behind and before the beast, another above the lion's back; the whole surface with dense hatching and grids with text. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a UK private collection, before 1980.
Property of a Stockport, UK, collector.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1369

Magical Epigraphic Plaque with Mythical Beast

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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