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Mesopotamian Terracotta Dish with Animal Figurehead Mesopotamian Terracotta Dish with Animal Figurehead Mesopotamian Terracotta Dish with Animal Figurehead
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LOT 1379

Mesopotamian Terracotta Dish with Animal Figurehead

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 7/8 in. (82 grams, 97 mm).

Shallow body, rounded base, flat rim decorated etched dots and pierced for suspension, applied stylised zoomorphic figure to the outer rim.

Provenance

From an important collection pre 1988.
From a private UK collection.
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 1379

Mesopotamian Terracotta Dish with Animal Figurehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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