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LOT 1247

Sumerian Faience Face Mount

LATE 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER

1 1/2 in. (11.7 grams, 40 mm).

Slightly curved with wide forehead and large, hollow eyes, incised arched eyebrows and small pouting mouth.

Provenance

From the collection of a late London, UK, gentleman, 1970s.
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 1247

Sumerian Faience Face Mount

Sold for (Inc. bp): £364

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