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Head of Buddha Sakyamuni from Thailand, c.1500, €42,000 from Marcel Nies.

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Gods, Spirits, Monks runs until December 9 at the Antwerp gallery, focusing on rare portraits of monastic and religious figures from the Himalayan region.

The piece in question, which is offered for €42,000, is a bronze, 13½in (34cm) high, cast in the lost wax method. It has a provenance to a private collection in Switzerland.

An impressive limestone stele from Uzbekistan, and several Thai bronzes are also among the highlights.

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