索不达米亚 大理石 肾形珠 - 36.6 mm (没有保留价)

A marble kidney shaped bead from the ancient Mesopotamian culture, first millennium AD .

In good condition. It has been cleaned but the nice antique patina is preserved. Original,ancient,hand cutting,carving and grinding. The holes are ancient, hand-made, irregular. Traces of use and age.

Purchased in 1976/Teheran on the local art market by Dr. Zelnik during a diplomatic mission in the region.

Important information :

The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot.
Due to the complicated Cultural Laws we will not be able to ship this item outside of the EU nor to the United States.

Provenance :

This item comes from the collection of Dr. István Zelnik, resulting from more than 50 years of collecting.
Former diplomat, Asian Arts collector, Researcher.

Publications :

More than 20 essays on Southeast-Asian politics and economy, presentations on international conferences.
Co-author of 10 albums and books on Southeast Asian Art.