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LOT 2396
South East Asian Nang Teap Asporn Celestial Nymph Statuette
19TH CENTURY A.D.
7 in. (380 grams, 17.9 cm).
Modelled in active pose wearing a tiered headdress, dancing on a tiered base. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
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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LOT 2396
South East Asian Nang Teap Asporn Celestial Nymph Statuette
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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