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Lot 54

A carved alabaster Scraping-Implement in the form of a Dragon
Central Asia, 16th Century or Later

23 April 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £3,500 inc. premium

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A carved alabaster Scraping-Implement in the form of a Dragon
Central Asia, 16th Century or Later

depicted with arched back, standing on four feet with tail curled under, with detail to waist and feet
11.5cm. long

Footnotes

This unusual implement was probably either a scraping instrument or burnishing tool. For an object of similar form but in green soapstone, see Sotheby's, Arts of the Islamic World, 7th October 2009, Lot 143.

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