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LOT 1074
Trans Jordan Terracotta Bowl
EARLY BRONZE AGE I, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 1/2 in. (1.06 kg, 21.5 cm wide).
Of squat profile with slightly chamfered rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of terracotta pre 1988, London and Geneva.
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Ur III Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Concerning Field Divisions
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Irregular fragment with vertical columns of cuneiform text. 34.5 grams, 48 mm
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1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Formed as two opposed bovines on a single narrow rectangular base; placed head-to-head with prominent horns locked; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 57 grams total, 55 mm wide including stand
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