ORNEMENT EN FORME DE CRÂNE POSSIBLEMENT EN FER MÉTÉORIQUE

Lot 189
16.12.2022 10:30UTC +01:00
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Starting price
€ 2 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 878329
Lot 189 | ORNEMENT EN FORME DE CRÂNE POSSIBLEMENT EN FER MÉTÉORIQUE
Estimate value
€ 2 000 – 3 000
ORNEMENT EN FORME DE CRÂNE POSSIBLEMENT EN FER MÉTÉORIQUE

TIBET, XVIIÈME SIÈCLE OU POSTÉRIEUR

Le pierre est sculptée en forme de crâne aux larges orbites proéminents et au grand sourire laissant apparaître des dents incisées. Elle est accrochée à un anneau mobile du même matériau.

Hauteur : 9 cm. (3 1/2 in.)





Provenance

Acquired in the early 2000s from an American private collection.



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Post lot text

A POSSIBLY METEORIC IRON SKULL-FORM ORNAMENT
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY OR LATER
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