Ancient
limestone mask heading to auction
An ancient
limestone mask thought to be 9,000 years old will go on sale at a Christie's
auction in June. The rare piece, from the Middle East, represents what is
believed to be the oldest item ever offered by the auction house.
The mask
dates from the Neolithic period, around the seventh millennium B.C., according
to Christie's. The piece is 9 inches long and comes from the Judean desert in
Israel, which stretches east from Jerusalem to the Jordan River.
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