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LOT 1268
Sumerian Shell Bangle
4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (36.7 grams, 89 mm).
Creamy-white annular panel, domed in section, cut from a shell plate. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
LiteratureFor similar see Higham, C., Early Cultures of Mainland Southeast Asia, burial 26.
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