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LOT 1566
South East Asian Dragon Terminal
11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (186 grams, 10 cm wide).
A copper-alloy terminal formed as a couchant dragon modelled with forepaws outstretched, stylised head with bulging eyes and four huge fangs, tail curved to one side of the body, chain with dangle to rear and tapering cylindrical bar. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEssex gallery, early 2000s.
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