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Tibetan Wooden Bread Stamp with Yak and Inscription Tibetan Wooden Bread Stamp with Yak and Inscription Tibetan Wooden Bread Stamp with Yak and Inscription
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LOT 1442

Tibetan Wooden Bread Stamp with Yak and Inscription

19TH CENTURY A.D.

6 in. (390 grams, 15.1 cm wide).

Trapezoidal in plan with a thick wedge-shaped handle; image of a zebu with idiograms above. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection, UK.

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LOT 1442

Tibetan Wooden Bread Stamp with Yak and Inscription

Sold for (Inc. bp): £208

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