MESOPOTAMIAN STONE BOWL WITH ANIMAL PROCESSION Uruk Period, Ca. 3300 - 2900 BC. A stone bowl carved from dark purple-brown stone with a wide flaring rim, tapering sides and a flat base. The exterior is decorated with a frieze of advancing rams in procession. The animals are depicted in profile, spaced evenly around the circumference. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 50.218,Object Number: 41.160.203. Size: 105mm x 50mm; Weight: 315g Provenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in the early 2000s in France; previously in 1970s European collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.