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LOT 0220
Mesopotamian Hardstone Amulet
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (11.2 grams, 36 mm).
Carved with four outward-facing figures on a plinth, with their hands clasped at the chest. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1960s-1970s.
From the private collection of N.S. and A.L., Bavaria, Germany.
Acquired from Gorny and Mosch, Munich, 12 December 2015, no.855 (Part).
Property of a French collector.
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