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LOT 0207
Sumerian Bone Face Mask
CIRCA 3000 B.C.
2 1/4 in. (50 grams, 59 mm).
D-shaped in plan and plano-convex in section with large ellipsoid voids for the eyes, high-relief facial features.
ProvenanceAcquired between 1981-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
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