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LOT 0764
Byzantine Gold Filigree Pendant
6TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.79 grams, 15 mm).
Two sheet gold domes flanking a tube of filigree loops and braided bands, ribbed collar above, granule cluster to each end.
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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