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LOT 1544
Uruk Period Terracotta Bulla with Bird
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (6.78 grams, 31 mm).
Fragment of a bulla with a horned quadruple animal in profile, a bird in flight and a serpent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1544
Uruk Period Terracotta Bulla with Bird
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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