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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.
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