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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.

Provenance

From 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1127

Sumerian Orange Stone Amuletic Dove-Shaped Seal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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