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Sacred Copper-Alloy Plaque with Shiva and Attendants Sacred Copper-Alloy Plaque with Shiva and Attendants Sacred Copper-Alloy Plaque with Shiva and Attendants
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LOT 2526

Sacred Copper-Alloy Plaque with Shiva and Attendants

INDIA, 19TH CENTURY A.D.

6 1/2 in. (867 grams, 16.5 cm).

A rectangular plaque with half-rounded standing figure of Virabhadra Shiva holding various attributes, a hooded cobra at the top, flanked by 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.

CONDITION
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LOT 2526

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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