Lot 52
  • 52

FRAGMENT DE STÈLE EN GRÈS SCULPTÉE DYNASTIE DES WEI DU NORD OU POSTÉRIEURE |

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • 33 x 24 cm, 13 by 9 1/2  in.
de forme irregulière, sculptée d'une Kinari au centre, la tête trounée vers la gauche, souriante, coiffée d'une haut chignon orné d'un large bijou, aux serres acérées, une longue écharpe virevoltant le long du corps,entourée de nuées ruyiformes, socle (2)

Provenance

Acquired in Paris in the early 1970s by the current owner.
With certificate by Jean-Claude Moreau-Gobard, Paris, 9th March 1971. 

Condition

There is wear to the surface associated with pitting.There are white tiny veins running through the stone. There are two loops on the back.
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