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LOT 0261
Sumerian Limestone Plaque
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/4 in. (246 grams, 96 mm).
Fragment from a plaque or large bowl with high-relief head and foreparts of a lion with broad piriform face and sunken eyes; rounded rim above.
ProvenanceEx Mr J.K. Maryland, USA.
Private collection.
Acquired in 1999.
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.
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LOT 0261
Sumerian Limestone Plaque
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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