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LOT 0977
Western Asiatic Agate Cat Amulet
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 in. (37 grams, 43 mm).
Carved figure of a crouching cat with pricked ears; drilled at the shoulder for suspension. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. A Peaceable Kingdom/ The Leo Mildenberg Collection of Ancient Animals, Christie's London, 2004, item 404, for a later example.
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