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LOT 0825
Old Babylonian Terracotta Plaque with Goddess
MID 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (3 3/8 in.) (10.8 gams, 69 mm (20.9 grams total, 84 mm including stand)).
A roughly oblong terracotta plaque showing a female deity standing facing in raised relief; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
Acquired 1979-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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