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LOT 1262
Sumerian Shell Bangle
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 7/8 in. (84 grams, 12.4 cm).
Carved as a domed band from a large shell plate. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Tear-Drop Shaped Weight
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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Amlash Gilt Bronze Standing Ram
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Modelled in the round with pegs beneath the slender legs, body with openwork voids to the flanks and chest, short neck and ribbed horns. 52 grams,10.3 cm
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Carved black marble disc with flat edge and biconical faces; mounted on a custom-made stand. 57.7 kg total, 58.5 cm including stand
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