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LOT 2389
Mughal Marble Head of a Lion
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (87 grams total, 73 mm high including stand).
Carved in the round with bulging lentoid eyes, stub ears flanking the mane, open mouth with fearsome teeth detailed in openwork; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
LiteratureCf. similar item in the British Museum under accession no.125698.
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