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the bejewelled torso with exposed breasts flanked by cobras, cast 'jewels' around the neck and between the breasts, 43cm high

Footnote: A similar breastplate sold at Christie's New York, March 20 2008, The Scholar's Vision: The Pal Family Collection, lot 370. The breast plate was used by male dancers to impersonate a female goddess during rituals.

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