Miscellaneous
Lot 531 SESSION 2 (11.30am Tuesday) Miscellaneous
Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $50
MESOPOTAMIA, Mari (now Tell Hariri) on the mid-Euphrates, handmade shell rings, c.2147-2136 B.C., diameter 22mm. Very fine. (4)
All with certificates of source and identification (Dr. H.N. Pollard) who values collection at US$1000. The precise purpose of manufacture was probably ornamental as finger rings but probably also had a monetary value by exchange.
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