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LOT 0169
Old Babylonian Terracotta Couple
CIRCA 2000 B.C.
5 3/4 in. (285 grams total, 14.5 cm high including stand).
Modelled in the half-round as a mature male figure with full beard, his left arm around the shoulder of the female figure next to him, her garment covering one side of her chest and shoulder, each using one hand to grip a panel of fabric covering their lower bodies (perhaps a bed sheet); two piercings; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
Acquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
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