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LOT 2634
Sacred Copper-alloy Bracelet Plaque with Hindu God
INDIA, 19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (329 grams, 91 cm).
A rectangular bracelet plaque with seven loops, half-round crouching Hanuman(?) with a par of wings and long tail curved above head, clasped hands. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of Hindu art formed by Jeffrey Romer, 1990s.
Ex central London, UK, gallery.
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