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An auction house employee poses for the photographers in front of gold plated zodiac heads, part of the 2010 art piece by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, entitled: “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads”, during a photo call in central London, Monday, February 9, 2015. According to Phillips auction house, the zodiac heads are inspired by those which once comprised a water clock-fountain at the Old Summer Palace, the celebrated masterpiece of Chinese landscape design. The heads are expected to set a record price for the contemporary artist of some 2-3 million British pounds (some 3 to 4.5 million US dollars / 2.6 to 4.03 million euros) when offered at auction on Feb. 13, 2015. (Photo by Lefteris Pitarakis/AP Photo)
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