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LOT 1914
Western Asiatic and Asian Style Bronze Statuette Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 - 7 in. (714 grams total, 13.1-18 cm).
Comprising: a seated bodhisattva figure on a lotus flower, hands brought together in prayer; a man riding a camel and holding a long staff, possibly a candlestick. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1914
Western Asiatic and Asian Style Bronze Statuette Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
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