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LOT 1177
Western Asiatic Shell Ring Idol
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 in. (14.40 grams, 51 mm).
Comprising a discoid body with raised inverted rim, a stylised head of a bird(?) to the top with large ring-and-dot eyes; pierced for suspension; restored.
ProvenanceFrom the stock of a former UK antiquarian, acquired at trade fairs and from private collection formed in the 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Europe.
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