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LOT 2542
Sacred Copper-Alloy Dancing Ganesha
INDIA, 19TH CENTURY A.D.
6 in. (835 grams, 15.2 cm).
A dancing figure of god Ganesha on a square base.
ProvenanceFrom 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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Fair condition.
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