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282 - A marble head of a deity, Northwest India, Hindu Shahi period, 6th/7th century A.D., face with elong...

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A marble head of a deity, Northwest India, Hindu Shahi period, 6th/7th century A.D., face with elongated heavy-lidded eyes and flanked by head earrings, wavy locks of hair pulled off the face and secured by a beaded headdress, 33.5cm high

Provenance - London private collection, formed between early 1940s-1972

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Auction Date:

12th Nov 24 at 12pm GMT