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LOT 2142
Bedouin Silver-Coloured Metal Pendant
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 in. (54 grams, 14.5 cm).
Triangular in plan with central red-glass insert, dangles to the lower edge; from Kuchi Afghanistan or Pakistan. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, collection, 1990s.
Property of a North London gentleman.
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