Lot 252

Old breaks and repairs to the tile, including a vertical repaired break between the ladies and possibly a horizontal one through the necks. Small other old losses to the edges and corners and to the glaze/paint finish


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The Estate of a late Toorak gentleman

Shwegugyi Pagoda was built by King Dhammaceti in the late 15th Century, and decorated with tiles mostly depicting pairs of demonic figures with human bodies and animal heads, from Mara's army of demons, and sometimes as in the present case with royal ladies.