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A Fine Old Guardian Sculpture from Nepal

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A Fine Old Guardian Sculpture from Nepal

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Description

A traditional carved wooden idol that would traditionally guard Village, shrines and crossroads. Nepal. Measures 17.5 inches tall on wooden base.Provenance: Ex Prof. Charles Bordogna, Past curator of the SMA Museum of African Art, New Jersey.

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fair, eroded.

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A Fine Old Guardian Sculpture from Nepal

Name: A Fine Old Guardian Sculpture from Nepal
SKU: 84091667
Price: 185 USD
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Estimate $300 - $500

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