JEMDET NASR STONE AMULET IN THE FORM OF A HOG

€360.00

Ca. 3100 - 2900 BC. A dark stone amulet carved as a hog in profile, with a rounded body, projecting snout and short legs. The eyes are inlaid with white stone rings. The body is decorated with drilled ring-and-dot motifs, and a perforation through the upper body serves for suspension. Size: 45mm x 35mm; Weight: 20g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.

  • Period: 1990s
  • Materials: stone
  • Dimensions: 45mm x 35mm; Weight: 20g
  • Estimate: GBP 300 – 600
  • Starting bid: GBP 200
  • Auction house: Apollo Art Auctions
  • Sale: FINE ANCIENT ART - PRINCE COLLECTION · 2026-11-22
  • Lot: 1925
  • Collectip: UNDERVALUED ↓

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Ca. 3100 - 2900 BC. A dark stone amulet carved as a hog in profile, with a rounded body, projecting snout and short legs. The eyes are inlaid with white stone rings. The body is decorated with drilled ring-and-dot motifs, and a perforation through the upper body serves for suspension. Size: 45mm x 35mm; Weight: 20g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.

  • Period: 1990s
  • Materials: stone
  • Dimensions: 45mm x 35mm; Weight: 20g
  • Estimate: GBP 300 – 600
  • Starting bid: GBP 200
  • Auction house: Apollo Art Auctions
  • Sale: FINE ANCIENT ART - PRINCE COLLECTION · 2026-11-22
  • Lot: 1925
  • Collectip: UNDERVALUED ↓

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