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LOT 2423
South East Asian Bronze Hand of Buddha
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (742 grams, 13.2 cm).
Modelled in the round right hand with base of the bumpa vessel in the palm. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
From the Dr Ince collection, N.W. London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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