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LOT 2285
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.
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LOT 2285
Sacred Copper-Alloy Plaque with Shiva and Attendants
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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