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LOT 1231
Sumerian Jemdet Nasr Type Stone Boar Amulet
LATE 4TH-EARLY 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/4 in. (11.2 grams, 56 mm).
With a crescentic polished body, head with drilled eyes and slit mouth, pierced through the raised median collar.
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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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