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LOT 1223
Babylonian Bronze Pazuzu Head Pendant
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (14 grams, 23.5 mm).
Drum-shaped with addorsed grotesque masks beneath a sturdy loop.
ProvenanceFrom a collection of a late London, UK, collector, 1980s.
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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