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GBP (£) 400 - 600
EUR (€) 480 - 710
USD ($) 520 - 780
£200 (EUR 238; USD 259) (‡+bp*)
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 300 B.C.
1/2 in. (0.56 grams, 13 mm).
Discoid base with crouching frog pierced longitudinally for threading; underside with a solar disc and unidentified symbol.
PROVENANCE:
Ex R. Liechti (1934-2010) Geneva, Switzerland, formed between 1950-1990s.
Accompanied by a copy of an old collection inventory note.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Lacovara, P., and Markowitz, Y.J., Jewels of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Treasures from the Worcester Art Museum, Worcester MA, 2020, p. 116, no.1925.594, for similar.