Assyrian Quartz Amulet w/ Deer and Star
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**Originally Listed At $400**
Ancient Near East, The Levant, Assyria, ca. mid-2nd millennium BCE. A hand-carved quartz amulet of an ovoid form with a suspension shaft drilled lengthwise through the body. The topside is unadorned while the bottom features an incised scene of a right-facing deer with a broad foliate form near its head and a six-pointed star above its hind quarters. Size: 0.75" L x 0.625" W (1.9 cm x 1.6 cm)
Provenance: ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities, New York, New York, USA; ex-private Mr. Khabbazi collection, acquired in the early 1990s
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#155768
Ancient Near East, The Levant, Assyria, ca. mid-2nd millennium BCE. A hand-carved quartz amulet of an ovoid form with a suspension shaft drilled lengthwise through the body. The topside is unadorned while the bottom features an incised scene of a right-facing deer with a broad foliate form near its head and a six-pointed star above its hind quarters. Size: 0.75" L x 0.625" W (1.9 cm x 1.6 cm)
Provenance: ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities, New York, New York, USA; ex-private Mr. Khabbazi collection, acquired in the early 1990s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#155768
Condition
Minor nicks around drilled holes, otherwise intact and very good. Nice remains of carved details.
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Assyrian Quartz Amulet w/ Deer and Star
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