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LOT 1295
Large Sumerian Shell Bangle
4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 7/8 in. (132 grams, 12.3 cm).
Creamy-white annular panel, domed in section. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Literature
For similar see Higham, Charles Early Cultures of Mainland Southeast Asia, burial 26.
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