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LOT 0232
Sumerian Terracotta Foundation Cone From Lagash
CIRCA 2100 B.C.
4 3/4 in. (220 grams, 12 cm).
Conical in profile with domed top, vertical impressed lines and cuneiform inscription; tip absent.
Provenancewith Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.
Cf. similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.45.90, for type.
FootnotesVotive cones are one type of royal foundation deposit, objects that were buried in the walls and beneath the floors of important buildings during construction to sanctify the site and to create a historical memory of the ruler and his achievements.
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LOT 0232
Sumerian Terracotta Foundation Cone From Lagash
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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