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LOT 1190

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

SUMERIAN BONE INLAY
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (3.97 grams, 27 mm).

Rectangular with slightly convex upper face, engraved image of a rearing bull against a tree.

PROVENANCE:
From an important gentleman's collection, London, UK, pre 1988.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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