Neck rest - Lot 176

Lot 176
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Neck rest - Lot 176
Neck rest Central Asia / China, circa 7th century Marble. 7 × 11 cm Rare rectangular, slightly concave neck rest, resting on two concave, resting on two feet, simply decorated with three grooves around the perimeter. The possible with another granite object discovered in a Sui tomb from the Sui period at Tianshui in Gansu province may also have originated in Central Asia. from Central Asia. Cf: Anette L. Juliano and Judith A. Lerner "Monks and Merchants - Silk Road Treasures from Northwest China, Gansu and Ningxia, 4th to 7th Century" Exhibition at Asia Society New-York 2001-. page 312.
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