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LOT 2057

Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Headdress

20TH CENTURY A.D.

13 3/8 in. (870 grams, 34 cm high).

Formed as a tiered cap with applied gilt plaques and vajra (thunderbolt sceptre) crest; applied repoussé frame to the open face with Buddha-figures and inset cabochon studs.

Provenance

Ex North West London, UK, collection, 1990-2000.

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LOT 2057

Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Headdress

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170

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