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LOT 1323
Fragmentary Sumerian Terracotta Bulla Envelope with Impressed Decoration
URUK PERIOD, 5500-3100 B.C.
1 - 2 1/8 in. (131 grams, 25-56 mm).
Group of irregular ceramic fragments with low-relief zoomorphic and other ornament.
Provenance
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1988.
Thence by descent to family members.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1323
Fragmentary Sumerian Terracotta Bulla Envelope with Impressed Decoration
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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