Jemdet Nasr Recumbent Bull Amulet

CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 3/8 in. (15.57 grams total, bull: 36 mm long).

Carved stone modelled in the round recumbent bull with collar to the neck, legs folded beneath the body, drilled at the shoulder; supplied with a custom-made stand.

Provenance

Acquired prior to 1970.
Ex collection Thétis, Geneva, Switzerland.
with Christie ́s London, 25 October 2012, Lot 143 [Part].

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate number 6962.WW, dated 20 June 2013.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.

CONDITION

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