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LOT 1511
Old Babylonian Carnelian Frog Amulet on Gold Ring
20TH-16TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/8 in. (2.45 grams, 29.30 mm).
The frog modelled in the round, pierced at the middle and mounted on a later asymmetrical gold hoop.
ProvenanceEx K.J. collection.
Acquired on the North American art market, 1999.
European private collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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