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LOT 1288

Mesopotamian Chalcedony Sheep's Head Amulet

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 1/4 in. (16.2 grams, 33 mm).

Finely carved bifacial sheep head with large lentoid eyes and wide mouth, pierced for suspension, two additional piercings to the top.

Provenance

Previously with a London, UK, dealership.
Ex London, UK, art market, late 1990s.
From a private UK collection.
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 1288

Mesopotamian Chalcedony Sheep's Head Amulet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £351

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