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371, Lot: 1174. Estimate $500.
Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Stone ram vessel. Sumerian, Jemdet Nasr Period, circa 3100-2900 BC. In the form of an ovoid jar with short neck and wide flat rim, on the backs of two reclining rams, their legs tucked underneath and their heads turned to each side. Rimmed base. Height: 5.6cm. Intact.


From the David Hendin Collection. Ex Christie’s (6 July 1994), lot 223 (estimated at £2,500-3,500).