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Anatolian Alabaster Eye Idol Weight Susiane Anatolian Alabaster Eye Idol Weight Susiane Anatolian Alabaster Eye Idol Weight Susiane
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LOT 0234

Anatolian Alabaster Eye Idol Weight Susiane

2800-2500 B.C.

1 1/2 in. (26.4 grams, 39 mm).

With a rounded body and two looped eyes.

Provenance

Acquired in Switzerland, 2002.
Private collection, Europe.

Literature

Cf. De Rochesnard, Album des Poids Antiques I, p.73.

CONDITION
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LOT 0234

Anatolian Alabaster Eye Idol Weight Susiane

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

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