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LOT 1207
Jemdat Nasr Type Alabaster Animal Amulet
SUMERIAN, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (4.65 grams, 27 mm).
With vertical piercing at the shoulder, ring-and-dot motifs to the flanks.
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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