Wed. May 23, 2018
Site last updated on Sun. May 20, 2018 23:41 GMT
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Very fine near life-size Gandhara head of Bodhisattva.
Number 5994 in the shop gallery.



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  • I bring the experience of collecting ancient artefacts for some 40 years to the selection of antiquities for my online shop. I find that I can only buy in things for stock which I really like, which creates a problem as I really want to keep so many things for my own collection!

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