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LOT 1115
Assyrian Silver Plaque with Supplicant Figure
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (1.75 grams, 31 mm).
Tongue-shaped sheet silver panel with repoussé profile figure in floor-length robe raising hands; pierced at upper corners, band of repoussé pellets to each edge. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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