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A Near Eastern Carnelian Lion Amulet, Proto-Elamite period, ca. 3100 - 2700 BCE Sculpture - Terracotta Provenance: Private collection of the

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Provenance: Private collection of the late S

” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

Provenance:  Stewart Giles (1951-1993) private collection acquired in London between 1978 and 1982

2002 Redlands Westpac Art Prize

in the Northern Territory of Australia

A Near Eastern Carnelian Lion Amulet, Proto-Elamite period, ca. 3100 - 2700 BCE Sculpture - Terracotta Provenance: Private collection of theThis charming image takes full advantage of the color variations from fine two toned carnelian. The beast is rendered in relief, its turned head with round cheeks flanking a wedge shaped nose, is sculpted fully in the round. The white head contrasts beautifully with the recumbent orange body. Such relief sculpture is unusual for Central Asia: the only other published examples are a fragment of a steatite plaque from Margiana with a low relief image of

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