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Greek Bronze Snake Biting a Cicada Mount Fragment Greek Bronze Snake Biting a Cicada Mount Fragment Greek Bronze Snake Biting a Cicada Mount Fragment
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LOT 0072

Greek Bronze Snake Biting a Cicada Mount Fragment

CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.

1 3/4 in. (46.15 grams, 43 mm).

D-section insect body with lateral splayed wings, merging with the head of a serpent with scale detailing. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of an London antiquarian, 1980s.

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LOT 0072

Greek Bronze Snake Biting a Cicada Mount Fragment

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

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