Late 4th-early 3rd millennium BC. A carved Late Uruk or Jemdet Nasr Period alabaster figure of an elephant, coiled ears, with columnar trunk placed symmetrically between the forelegs. 467 grams, 90mm (3 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; previously in the collection of Munro Walker before 1970; acquired from Germany in 1962; previously in the Sammlung Holschek collection; accompanied by a copy of a 1962 invoice.