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LOT 1307
Mesopotamian Spindle Whorl Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 - 1 1/4 in. (165 grams total, 21.7-33.6 mm).
Comprising eleven examples, mainly domed with groove decoration. [11, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the 1990s.
Ex Abelita family 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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