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LOT 2149
Tibetan Decorated Silver-Coloured Metal Terminals
19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (81 grams total, 47 mm each).
From the wooden roller of a thangka; each with a domed head and incised with scrolling foliage, stylised petals to the necks. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London gallery stock.
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