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LOT 1341
Western Asiatic Terracotta Plaque with King and Beast
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (3 grams, 18 mm).
Plano-convex in profile with stamped image of a seated figure with tall headdress and one arm raised holding the foreleg of a rampant ibex; Sumerian (?) text to the border.
Provenance
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
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