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WESTERN ASIATIC TERRACOTTA FOUNDATION CONE

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WESTERN ASIATIC TERRACOTTA FOUNDATION CONE

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Ca. 2141-2122 BC A fine Mesopotamian Neo-Sumerian clay foundation cone with roughly four-fifths of its conical body wrapped in lines of dense cuneiform text. The body tapers to a rounded point and has a wide, slightly convex discoid head on the other end. Size: L:130mm / W:30mm ; 350gProvenance: Propert of a London Ancient Art gallery; formerly acquired in 2003 in Paris from A. Kotlar. He has had the items since the 1970s and it was in a French collection since the 1950s or 1960s.

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WESTERN ASIATIC TERRACOTTA FOUNDATION CONE

Name: WESTERN ASIATIC TERRACOTTA FOUNDATION CONE
SKU: 135919184
Price: 340 GBP
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