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Babylonian Stone Bead in the Shape of a Ram Babylonian Stone Bead in the Shape of a Ram Babylonian Stone Bead in the Shape of a Ram
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LOT 0296

Babylonian Stone Bead in the Shape of a Ram

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 1/2 in. (8.66 grams, 40 mm).

Carved in the round to take advantage of the banded colouration, pierced vertically through the rump, with eye and ribbed horn detailing.

Provenance

Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.

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LOT 0296

Babylonian Stone Bead in the Shape of a Ram

Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)

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