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LOT 0265
Mesopotamian Stone Animal-Headed Implement
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 in. (42.4 grams, 15.1 cm).
Square-section long body with rounded edges, tapered and flattened to one end; stylised zoomorphic finial to the other end with one white eye inlay, pierced for suspension.
Provenance
From an important collection pre 1988.
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 0265
Mesopotamian Stone Animal-Headed Implement
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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