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LOT 0305
Assyrian Chalcedony Head of Pazuzu
900-700 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (16.1 grams, 31 mm).
Carved in the round with ribbed horns to the top of the head, almond-shaped eyes, snub nose, gaping mouth with fangs and hatched beard; pierced longitudinally.
Provenance
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s.
The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12716-234924.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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