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LOT 1152

Sumerian Black Stone Face Amulet

URUK/JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3500-2900 B.C. OR LATER

3/4 in. (4.6 grams, 19 mm).

Carved in the half-round with large eyes and ears; drilled depression above the head and beneath the chin.

Provenance

From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s.

Accompanied by a description from Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz.
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 1152

Sumerian Black Stone Face Amulet

Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)

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