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Neo-Babylonian Agate Frog Amulet Neo-Babylonian Agate Frog Amulet Neo-Babylonian Agate Frog Amulet
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LOT 1634

Neo-Babylonian Agate Frog Amulet

7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.

5/8 in. (3.76 grams, 17 mm).

Modelled in the round, crouching on a heater-shaped base.

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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LOT 1634

Neo-Babylonian Agate Frog Amulet

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

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