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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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