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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A LION

SRI LANKA, KANDYAN PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

    Price Realised USD 6,875
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    USD 2,000 - USD 3,000
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    A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A LION

    SRI LANKA, KANDYAN PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

    Price Realised USD 6,875
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    Price Realised USD 6,875
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    Details
    Standing with the front right paw raised, the mouth agape with separately-attached tongue lolling below bulging eyes and short cropped ears, the mane and shanks delineated with incised decoration, and the tail elaborately curled to the back of the head
    41⁄4 in. (10.8 cm.) high
    Provenance
    Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 8 April 1982.
    The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
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