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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN THE UK (LOTS 75-86)
AN AMETHYST 'BUDDHIST LION' GROUP
18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
AN AMETHYST 'BUDDHIST LION' GROUP
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The group is carved as a Buddhist lion holding a brocade ball below one of its paws, a cub is seated on its back. The stone is of a purple and translucent tone.
3 5/8 in. (8.5 cm.) long
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The group is carved as a Buddhist lion holding a brocade ball below one of its paws, a cub is seated on its back. The stone is of a purple and translucent tone.
3 5/8 in. (8.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Private collection in the UK, acquired in London in the 1980s-1990s.
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