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LOT 1829

Bronze Age Spectacle Pendant Pair

LATE TUMULUS-EARLY URNFIELD PERIOD, CIRCA 1400-1200 B.C.

2 1/4 in. (18.8 grams total, 56-58 mm).

Formed as two coils of round-section rod with a loop between. [2]

Provenance

UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1829

Bronze Age Spectacle Pendant Pair

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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