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LOT 0946
Sumerian Lion-Headed Seal Amulet
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (2.5 grams, 18 mm).
A stone seal amulet in the form of a stylised lion's head, drilled vertically for suspension; drilled motif to reverse likely depicting a leaping feline.
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 58.30.2, for similar.
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