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Pair of Sumerian Hair Rings

strung on modern 22-karat gold sailor’s knot chains, with sapphire beads

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3rd Millennium BC

Height: 35.91 mm. (1 7/16 in.)

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#3496

ex: private American collection, 1980’s

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Comparandum: Zettler, Richard ; Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur (Philadelphia, 1998) nos.56 Musche, Brigitte ; Vorderasiatischer Schmuck von den Anfangen bis zur Zeit der Achaemeniden (ca.10.000-330 v. Chr.) (Leiden, 1992) taf.23, typ.4

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