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LOT 2513
Sacred Copper-alloy Plaque with Shiva and Attendants
INDIA, 19TH CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 in. (563 grams, 17.5 cm).
Tongue-shaped plaque with half-round facing figure of Virabhadra Shiva, flanked with attendants.
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 2513
Sacred Copper-alloy Plaque with Shiva and Attendants
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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