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LOT 1390
South Mesopotamian Stone Male Figure
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 5/8 in. (13.12 grams, 43 mm).
Carved in the round with textured hair, holding an object to his left shoulder; in seated pose. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex S collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s.
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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