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LOT 1806
Bronze Age Spiral Pendant Pair
LATE TUMULUS-EARLY URNFIELD PERIOD, CIRCA 1400-1200 B.C.
1 3/4 in. (13 grams total, 46-47 mm).
Each formed as two spirals made of tightly wound round-section wire with a small loop in the middle for suspension. [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.
Literature
Cf. similar in the Harvard Art Museum under object no.1987.135.18.
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LOT 1806
Bronze Age Spiral Pendant Pair
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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