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LOT 0556
Graeco-Roman Gold Crab Amulet
2ND CENTURY B.C-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.85 grams, 11.5 mm).
A hollow-formed gold amulet of a crab with socketted claws above, pierced for attachment.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1980s.
Ex UK collection.
Property of a Portsmouth, UK gentleman.
See Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, for discussion.
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