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LOT 1173
Mesopotamian Stone Pig Amulet
URUK, 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (10.8 grams, 36 mm).
Reclining pig in profile with an elongated snout, circular recess for an eye insert, pierced through the centre; incised central line and three dots to each side on the reverse.
Provenance
From a Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 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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