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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.

Provenance

Collected 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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LOT 1231

Sumerian Jemdet Nasr Type Stone Boar Amulet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

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