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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 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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