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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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