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LOT 0291
Large Proto-Sumerian Pink Stone Seal
CIRCA 3000 B.C.
2 5/8 in. (82.8 grams, 66 mm).
Plano-convex in section with incuse animal forms to the underside.
ProvenancePrivate collection.
Acquired from a Swiss collection, 2002.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0291
Large Proto-Sumerian Pink Stone Seal
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Including melon, tabular, annular, fusiform and other beads. 68 grams total, 2-18 mm
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Sumerian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal Collection
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Including various geometric and zoomorphic motifs; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 16.04 grams total, 16-30 mm
Private Swiss collection. Acquired in 1998. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
