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LOT 0315
Old Babylonian Gold Frog Amulet
2000-1800 B.C.
1/4 in. (0.45 grams, 7 mm).
The frog modelled in the round with anatomical detailing, pierced at the middle.
ProvenanceAcquired in Switzerland, 1999.
Private collection, Europe.
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Western Asiatic Serpentine Stamp Seal with Animal
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Western Asiatic Gold and Carnelian Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Comprising a graduated group of tabular carnelian beads with interstitial collars of gold granulation and some moulded glass hexagonal tabular-shaped beads; centrepiece a biconvex oval with speckled surface; restrung. 56.8 grams, 42.5 cm long
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1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
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