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LOT 1569
Mesopotamian Terracotta Model Cart Wheel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 in. (117 grams, 78 mm).
Showing a planoconvex wheel with a flat back side and striated external surface, imitating spokes around the central hole. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private UK collection formed in the 1960s.
LiteratureSee Serhal, C.D., Near Eastern Terracotta Models and Figurines: The Klat Collection, London, 1995, p.40-49, for types.
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LOT 1569
Mesopotamian Terracotta Model Cart Wheel
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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