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A SMALL YELLOWISH AGATE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST
18TH CENTURY
The horned beast finely carved from the luminous stone in a recumbent position with head turned, the vapor issuing from its jaws supporting a yinyang symbol carved from a small opaque area of soft brick-red and ochre color
1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) long
Provenance
Hotel des Ventes, D'Argenteuil, Paris, 1996.

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