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LOT 0899
Amlash Bronze Pendant with Animals
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/8 in. (42 grams, 80 mm).
Wheel design with raised bosses to the joints, dog's head to the apex with loop to the rear, two birds at three and nine o'clock. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
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