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LOT 2295
Sacred Copper-Alloy Plaque with Shiva and Attendants
INDIA, 19TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/4 in. (1.54 kg, 21 cm).
Tongue-shaped plaque with half-round facing figure of Virabhadra Shiva holding various attributes, an attendant and bull on each side.
Provenance
From an important collection of Hindu art formed by Jeffrey Romer, 1990s.
Ex central London, UK, gallery.
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LOT 2295
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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