2nd millennium BC. A carved steatite heart-shaped cosmetic dish, hatched chevrons incised around the circumference. See Aruz, J., Art Of The First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Ind, New York, 2003, pp.340-342, forparable objects. 127 grams, 75mm wide (3"). 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.11100-184642. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions .]