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LOT 1008
Sumerian Amuletic Composition Calf Figurine
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (9.46 grams, 30 mm).
Modelled with the legs folded and bound beneath the body, head turned along the flank, slot to the underside.
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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