ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FROG CHARM, 3.3 grams. The highly detailed ...

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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FROG CHARM,
3.3 grams.
The highly detailed frog with turquoise and red glazing.
W. 4.6 cm.
With a copy of letter of authenticity:
Prop. M Aboudi, Sharia El Bahr, Luxor. 11.6.1939
Dear Mr. Godsland, In reply to your letter in regards the beautiful frog it is real genuine Antique found in the ruins (sic) of Karnak. The frog worn by the old Egyptian as charm of protection and emblem of prosperities, the frog belonging to the period of the 18th dynastic about 1500 B. Christ. The colour is blue-greenish, artistic work, price is P.T. 12 (one hundred & twenty piastres). Yours faithfully Mohamed Houdi, Luxor.

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Auction Date:
7th Nov 24 at 4pm GMT

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