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LOT 0655
Roman Carnelian Grasshopper Amulet
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (12.9 grams, 49 mm).
Carved in the round with wings folded; tail absent.
Provenance
Acquired prior to 2000.
Ex British private collection, London, UK.
Literature
Cf. Christie's, Ancient Jewelry, 9 December 2010, lot 395, for a similar amulet in chalcedony.
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