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LOT 1081
Amlash Bronze Openwork Artefact Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 - 3 1/8 in. (149 grams total, 46-80 mm).
Comprising: a wheel-type pendant; an annular mount with notched outer edge; a similar mount with inner rings; an annular mount with circular openings; two mounts with four openings to each, raised bosses separating the openings; a strap divider with spiral decoration. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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