PAIR OF MESOPOTAMIAN STONE AND LAPIS LAZULI EYES

Ca. 2200 - 1800 BC. A pair of eye inlays, each carved as an almond-shaped lapis lazuli frame fitted with an opaque white sclera centred by a dark circular inlay for the iris. Size: 38-39mm x 20-20mm; Weight: 20g Provenance: From a private British collection; ex I.H. collection, formed during the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.