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A North-East Indian ivory dagger handle, Chandraketugarh area
Early Kushan Period, 1st-2nd Century AD.
carved in the form of male and a female confronting lions, the head of the male now missing but the effect of the mane visible around the neck, the female with ferocious expression -- 4 7/8in. (12.5cm.) long, (chips and losses).
See Illustration.
Early Kushan Period, 1st-2nd Century AD.
carved in the form of male and a female confronting lions, the head of the male now missing but the effect of the mane visible around the neck, the female with ferocious expression -- 4 7/8in. (12.5cm.) long, (chips and losses).
See Illustration.
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