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LOT 1274
Bronze Age Decorated Horse Harness Loop Pair
10TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/8 in. (149 grams total, 79 mm wide).
Each with laurel wreath design between two concentric circles. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
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