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LOT 1755
Bronze Age 'Crescent Moon' Pendant
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 7/8 in. (11.12 grams, 72 mm).
Flat-section disc with eccentrically placed circular hole, ribbing to the integral suspension loop.
ProvenanceEx German collection, 1990s.
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