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LOT 0300

Sumerian Calcite Face Mask

3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 3/4 in. (23.7 grams, 44 mm).

D-shaped carved mask insert for a figure, with lateral loops at the brow, detailed facial features, exaggerated sockets to accept separate inserts for the eyes.

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0300

Sumerian Calcite Face Mask

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235

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