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LOT 0288
Sumerian Calcite Figure of a Ram
URUK, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/8 in. (39.2 grams, 62 mm).
Modelled in the round with tall extended neck, coiled lateral horns, incised ring-and-dot motifs.
ProvenanceEx collection of the late Mr S. M., 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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