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LOT 2646
Sacred Brass Plaque with Shiva and Attendants
INDIA, 19TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (463 grams, 16.5 cm).
Tongue-shaped plaque with half-round figure of Virabhadra Shiva holding various attributes, a supernatural attendant on each side. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an important collection of Hindu art formed by Jeffrey Romer, 1990s.
Ex central London, UK, gallery.
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