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LOT 2258
Southern Asian Bronze Mythical Beast Door Handle
19TH-20TH CENTURY AD
12 1/4 in. (820 grams, 31 cm).
Wearing a headdress, forepaws held in front of the face with claws ready to attack, a prominent phallus, a small creature astride the beast's paws, detailing across the body and head; a plaque at the feet and to the shoulders with foliate motifs in relief and holes for attachment. [No Reserve]
Provenance
The RWM Collection; acquired in France.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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