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LOT 2044
Tibetan Gilt Bronze Bracelet with Demon
CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (191 grams, 65 mm).
Penannular in plan, facing mask with pelletted band to brow, open mouth with fangs and long extended tongue. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Summer Fine Art & Antiques, 18 July 2015.
Property of a French collector.
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