Lot 5
A Sumerian Stone Head
Sale 1036 - Antiquities and Ancient Art, Session II
May 27, 2022
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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$800 -
1,200
Lot Description
A Sumerian Stone Head
Early Dynastic III, Circa 2550-2250 B.C.
Height 13/32 inches (1 cm).
Property from an Illinois Private Collection
Provenance:
Medusa Ancient Art (Allan Anawati), Montreal, Canada, 2000s.
Private Collection, Brooklyn, New York.
Art For Eternity LLC, New York [based on dealer label under mount].
Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, 12 February 2021; where acquired by the present owner.
Note:
For a similar stone head, see J. Aruz,, Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, New York, 2003, p. 63, no. 26.
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