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LOT 2483
Sacred Copper-Alloy Plaque with Shiva and Attendants
INDIA, 19TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/2 in. (945 grams, 21.5 cm).
Tongue-shaped plaque with half-round figure of Virabhadra Shiva holding various attributes in an openwork arch.
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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LOT 2483
Sacred Copper-Alloy Plaque with Shiva and Attendants
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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