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LOT 1114

Uruk Speckled Brown Stone Bovine Amulet

3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 5/8 in. (33 grams, 45 mm).

Modelled in the round, bovine figure with head lowered; the eyes drilled to accept an inlay (absent); suspension hole at the shoulders incomplete.

Provenance

Ex S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1114

Uruk Speckled Brown Stone Bovine Amulet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £364

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