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Sheep Head Nepal Antique

By trynity, 27 October, 2018
Description

Found this really remarkable piece. It’s a sheep’s head on which human head is displayed. It’s made of wood with natural horns. Copperwork details. As you can see it’s fairly damaged ans some bits are missing. At some point has been stuffed with magazine paper to prevent implosion. Origin: Nepal. Age: 150-200 years old. Not sure about the stones, but I assume it’s red coral and onix.

Category
Asian Art
Medium
Wood, copper, natural horns, onix, red coral
Size and dimensions of this item
Approximately 20x20x7 cm
Date Period
1800-1850
For Sale?
Yes
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Thomas Gordyn

6 years 7 months ago

Re: Sheep Head Nepal Antique

A very interesting piece of which I have never seen. I began to research and came across an article you may find of interest ..

https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/1810/242748/bot_1991_…;  

Thanks for sharing ...

Peace Always

Thomas J. Gordyn

Certified Professional Appraiser - AIOA

Proud Member of The American Numismatic Association

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