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LOT 1154
Central Asian Green Steatite Stone Frog Amulet
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 1/4 in. (7.37 grams, 33 mm).
Carved in the round depicting two frogs mating, with socket eyes.
Provenance
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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