2nd millennium BC. A carved rectangular serpentine plaque with five holes drilled to the upper edge, saltires to the shorter edges; wavy lines and herringbone panels to the reverse, figural scene with two opposed seated figures in conical headgear and sphere in a tiered container. 209 grams, 78mm (3"). Property of a London lady, part of her family's Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve]Fine condition.