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LOT 2326
South East Asian Sandstone Head of the God Shiva
2ND CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
13 3/4 in. (15.2 kg total, 35 cm including stand).
Carved with the hair piled in a column on top of the head and secured with a ring and figural plaque; narrow mouth with moustache above; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 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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