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LOT 0844
Amlash Cage Pendant Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 - 3 1/8 in. (64 grams total, 75-79 mm).
A group of three bronze cage beads with suspension loops and openwork geometric ornament studded with pellets. [3]
ProvenanceAcquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
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Fine condition.
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