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LOT 0936
Sumerian Figural Plaque
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (43.5 grams, 82 mm wide).
A rectangular faience plaque bearing figural scene composed of two figures beside a table, a seated figure behind them; pierced twice along one edge.
Provenance
Acquired 1970-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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