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LOT 1119
Mesopotamian White Marble Animal Amulets
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 - 1 1/4 in. (15.8 grams total, 17-33 mm).
Comprising: profile addorsed bear and bear-cub heads; two sheep's heads. [3]
Provenance
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
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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