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A Mesopotamian dark green steatite lion weight image 1
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Lot 148

A Mesopotamian dark green steatite lion weight

28 November 2019, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£3,000 - £5,000

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A Mesopotamian dark green steatite lion weight
Circa 3rd Millennium B.C.
The feline represented couchant, the tail raised to form the handle, the face with disc eyes, and incised whiskers, teeth and mane, the fur formed of repeat chevrons, 20cm long x 13 cm high

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Provenance:
with Palace Galleries Inc., New York.
Private collection UK, acquired from the above 1981.

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