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LOT 1429

Mesopotamian Black Stone Pendant

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 1/2 in. (23.6 grams, 38 mm).

Cylinder-shaped with pierced transverse lug at the apex, frieze depicting ibexes, a zebu, perching bird and two lions in two registers; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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 1429

Mesopotamian Black Stone Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £364

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