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LOT 1156
Old Babylonian Terracotta Fragment with Bearded Man
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/8 in. (66 grams, 80 mm).
Modelled in the half-round on a rectangular panel, standing male with luxuriant beard and dressed hair, left arm bent and holding a fly-whisk.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.
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