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Consignor withdraws five Nepalese figures from Bonhams sale

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Consignor withdraws five Nepalese figures from Bonhams sale
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Five gilded bronze figures were withdrawn from a Bonhams Paris sale after researchers identified them as figures removed from the gate of a temple in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley. Photo shows the frieze above the golden gateway at Patan Durbar Square.

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