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LOT 1214
Jemdet Nasr Type Alabaster Animal Amulet
SUMERIAN, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (2.67 grams, 24 mm).
Carved in the round, double-headed leaping beast with hole to the centre.
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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