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LOT 1454
Mesopotamian Alabaster Amulet of Humbaba
CIRCA 800-600 B.C.
3/4 in. (4.13 grams, 18 mm).
Modelled in the round with animal-like features and grimacing expression, drilled eyes and string eyebrows; perforated through the head and mouth.
Provenance
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent.
Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card.
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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