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LOT 0772
Roman Carnelian Hare Amulet
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (1 3/4 in.) (19 grams total, amulet: 26 mm, 45 mm wide including stand).
Finely carved crouching hare with long pointy ears, circular eye recess; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
French private collection.
UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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