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LOT 2101

Tamil Carved Architectural Wooden Yali Lion

SRI LANKA, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.

7 1/8 in. (1.69 kg, 18.2 cm).

Architectural feature carved from a rectangular block with texture detailing to the mane and facial features; rear face degraded. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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LOT 2101

Tamil Carved Architectural Wooden Yali Lion

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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