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LOT 1171
Jemdet Nasr Type Amulet Group
SUMERIAN, CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 1/4 - 2 1/4 in. (98 grams total, 31-56 mm).
Mixed group including plano-convex type and two stylised zoomorphs. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent
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