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LOT 1535
Bronze Age Gold Earrings with Bosses
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (3.81 grams total, 23 mm each).
Matched pair each a twisted coil with applied domed disc. [2]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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