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LOT 0252
Sumerian Stone Mask Amulet
JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3500-2900 B.C.
3/4 in. (3.36 grams, 18 mm).
Carved as a triangular face with large, owl-like eyes; wide mouth and pronounced nose; drilled through the top of the head, recess to the reverse.
ProvenanceEx S Collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s.
LiteratureCf. ISAC Museum, Chicago, accession nos.A12385, A171015 and A11536, for type.
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