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LOT 0267

Sumerian Green Stone Amulet

4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 5/8 in. (13.2 grams, 41 mm).

Carved in the round as a rectangular block with slit to upper edge, vertical spike with two annulet 'eyes'; pierced for suspension.

Provenance

with M. Petropoulos, Zurich, early 1990s.
with Rhéa gallery.
Private collection, acquired in 1999.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12897-241753.
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 0267

Sumerian Green Stone Amulet

Estimate £3,500 - 4,500€4,060 - 5,220 (for guidance only)$4,730 - 6,080 (for guidance only)

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