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CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
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SEVEN MESOPOTAMIAN STONE AMULETS
CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
Including six Jemdet Nasr amulets, two of calcite, one in the form of a recumbent bull with horns curving up, eyes drilled, snout incised, legs folded beneath, with long curling tail; and one in the form of a recumbent ibex, its head turned back, drilled eye, horns protruding backwards from crown, legs folded beneath, the underside engraved with four quadrupeds with long tails; one of white stone in the form of a recumbent bull with horns curving up, eyes drilled, legs folded beneath; one of black stone of a recumbent fox with flat incised muzzle, drilled eyes, ears pricked, legs, haunches and tail articulated; one of red stone in the form of a striding boar, face tapering to pointed snout; one of grey stone in the form of a leaping hare; and a Sumerian indurated limestone male figure depicted seated, wearing fringed robe, circa 2400 B.C.
1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) long max. (7)
CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
Including six Jemdet Nasr amulets, two of calcite, one in the form of a recumbent bull with horns curving up, eyes drilled, snout incised, legs folded beneath, with long curling tail; and one in the form of a recumbent ibex, its head turned back, drilled eye, horns protruding backwards from crown, legs folded beneath, the underside engraved with four quadrupeds with long tails; one of white stone in the form of a recumbent bull with horns curving up, eyes drilled, legs folded beneath; one of black stone of a recumbent fox with flat incised muzzle, drilled eyes, ears pricked, legs, haunches and tail articulated; one of red stone in the form of a striding boar, face tapering to pointed snout; one of grey stone in the form of a leaping hare; and a Sumerian indurated limestone male figure depicted seated, wearing fringed robe, circa 2400 B.C.
1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) long max. (7)
Provenance
The Thétis Collection, Geneva, Switzerland; acquired prior to 1970.
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