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LOT 2552
Sacred Copper-Alloy Bell with God Hanuman Handle
INDIA, 19TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 in. (700 grams, 19 cm).
With carinated base, kneeling figure of Hanuman, monkey god, with clasped hands in 'praying' gesture.
Provenance
From an important collection of Hindu art formed by Jeffrey Romer, 1990s.
Ex central London, UK, gallery.
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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