3rd millennium BC. A ceramic demon head with stub horns, oval eyes with the remains of inlay, long nose, pursed lips and fleshy chin; lapis and bitumen inlays; pierced for attachment or spension. Cf. The Metropolitan Meum, accession number 41.160.209, for similar. 3.5 grams, 17mm wide (3/4"). Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is apanied by AIAD certificate number no.11099-184632. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions .]