FOUR NEAR EASTERN HARDSTONE AND SHELL AMULETS Circa 3rd - 1st Millennium B.C. Including an amethyst bird; a Sumerian shell bird with an incised eye and pierced in the centre for attachment; a Sumerian calcite bull with incised details; and a rock crystal cicada, 2cm - 2.9cm long, (4) Provenance: Shell bird: London art market; Anonymous sale, Bonham's, London, 8 April 1997, lot 283; Gottfried & Helga Hertel collection, Cologne, acquired at the above sale. Three hardstone amulets: Gottfried & Helga Hertel collection, Cologne, acquired prior to 1995.
FOUR NEAR EASTERN HARDSTONE AND SHELL AMULETS Circa 3rd - 1st Millennium B.C. Including an amethyst bird; a Sumerian shell bird with an incised eye and pierced in the centre for attachment; a Sumerian calcite bull with incised details; and a rock crystal cicada, 2cm - 2.9cm long, (4) Provenance: Shell bird: London art market; Anonymous sale, Bonham's, London, 8 April 1997, lot 283; Gottfried & Helga Hertel collection, Cologne, acquired at the above sale. Three hardstone amulets: Gottfried & Helga Hertel collection, Cologne, acquired prior to 1995.
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