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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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Sumerian Anthropomorphic Terracotta Jar
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Opening Bid: £250
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Acquired 1969-1999. From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent. -
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Babylonian Bronze Age Duck Bill Axehead
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Opening Bid: £125
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