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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
THREE MESOPOTAMIAN STONE AMULETS
JEMDET NASR, CIRCA 3300-2900 B.C.
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THREE MESOPOTAMIAN STONE AMULETS
JEMDET NASR, CIRCA 3300-2900 B.C.
Two of calcite, one in the form of a recumbent bull, with a wide flat incised snout and drilled eyes, its legs, tail and hooves articulated; and one in the form of a recumbent bull, with horns curving up, the eyes drilled, the snout incised, the legs folded beneath, with a long curling tail, the underside engraved with three quadrupeds; and one of red stone, in the form of a striding boar, with drilled eyes and upright ears, the face tapering to the pointed snout, the hooves articulated, the bristles on the spine delineated; all perforated
Largest: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) long (3)
JEMDET NASR, CIRCA 3300-2900 B.C.
Two of calcite, one in the form of a recumbent bull, with a wide flat incised snout and drilled eyes, its legs, tail and hooves articulated; and one in the form of a recumbent bull, with horns curving up, the eyes drilled, the snout incised, the legs folded beneath, with a long curling tail, the underside engraved with three quadrupeds; and one of red stone, in the form of a striding boar, with drilled eyes and upright ears, the face tapering to the pointed snout, the hooves articulated, the bristles on the spine delineated; all perforated
Largest: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) long (3)
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner's family, Switzerland, and brought to the U.S. prior to 1974.
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