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LOT 1781
Bronze Age Spectacle Pendant Pair
LATE TUMULUS-EARLY URNFIELD PERIOD, CIRCA 1400-1200 B.C.
2 in. (14.2 grams total, 48-49 mm).
Formed as two coils of round-section rod with a loop between. [2]
ProvenanceUK 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.
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