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LOT 1082
Uruk Animal Amulet
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 in. (38.2 grams, 65 mm).
Crescentic plaque formed as the addorsed foreparts of two felines each with one bent foreleg and bullet-shaped head, with ring-and-dot sockets to the eyes and similar to the chest.
ProvenanceEx private French collection.
Acquired on the French art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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