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LOT 0495

Egyptian Bronze Frog Weight

ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D. OR EARLIER

1 in. (9.6 grams, 24 mm wide).

Modelled as a standing frog on a rectangular base.

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0495

Egyptian Bronze Frog Weight

Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

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