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LOT 1127
Sumerian Orange Stone Amuletic Dove-Shaped Seal
URUK/JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3500-2900 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (8.45 grams, 33 mm).
Lentoid in section with scooped underside and suspension hole at apex.
ProvenanceFrom the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s.
Accompanied by a description from Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz.
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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