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LOT 0249
Jemdet Nasr Amulet of Recumbent Animal
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 5/8 in. (46.6 grams, 67 mm).
Carved shell figure of a recumbent beast with row of drilled sockets above the lower edge.
Provenance
The Erlenmeyer Collection of Western Asiatic Seals and Antiquities, formed between 1943 and the early 1960s.
with Bonhams, London, 22 April 1999, lot 486.
Accompanied by a copy of an IADAA Interpol search certificate.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonham's catalogue pages.
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LOT 0249
Jemdet Nasr Amulet of Recumbent Animal
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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