A VERY RARE PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF A MALE AND FEMALE MONGOOSE (NAKULA), Tibet, ca. 16th ct., each naturalistic modelled with their heads raised holding a jewel-like object in their mouth, the ears pointing backward, the fur lightly engraved in tuft groupings over the body, their claws clearly delineated, long slightly curling tails and the undersides with sex-specific genitalia - Property from a European private collection, acquired prior to 2014 - Very minor traces of age