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LOT 0554
Graeco-Roman Silver Frog Amulet
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 3/8 in. (3.27 grams, 34 mm).
A silver pendant with suspension ring formed as a frog modelled in the half-round with limbs splayed. [No Reserve]
Provenance
London, UK, art market, 1980s.
From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
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