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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
TWO MESOPOTAMIAN RED STONE AMULETS
LATE URUK/JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3100-2900 B.C.
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TWO MESOPOTAMIAN RED STONE AMULETS
LATE URUK/JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3100-2900 B.C.
One in the form of a striding pig, with drilled eyes and upright ears, the face tapering to the pointed snout, the hooves articulated; the other in the form of a standing bull, with drilled eyes, small budding horns and a wide, flat snout, its legs, tail and hooves indicated; both perforated for suspension
Larger: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) long (2)
LATE URUK/JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3100-2900 B.C.
One in the form of a striding pig, with drilled eyes and upright ears, the face tapering to the pointed snout, the hooves articulated; the other in the form of a standing bull, with drilled eyes, small budding horns and a wide, flat snout, its legs, tail and hooves indicated; both perforated for suspension
Larger: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) long (2)
來源
with N. Koutoulakis, Geneva, circa 1970.