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LOT 0250
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.
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LOT 0250
Jemdet Nasr Recumbent Bull Amulet
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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