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LOT 1685
Bronze Age Lunar Pendant
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 in. (9.7 grams, 74 mm).
Formed as a flat disc with offset circular void, ribbed shank and loop above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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