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LOT 0488
Egyptian Carnelian Frog Amulet
NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1550-1070 B.C.
1/2 in. (1.2 grams, 12 mm).
Seated frog on an oval base, with longitudinal suspension hole between legs; damaged.
Provenance
From an early 20th century collection.
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