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LOT 1378
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.
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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