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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.
Provenance
Private 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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