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LOT 0980
Byzantine Gold Filigree Pendant
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (0.82 grams, 15 mm).
Capsule-shaped with openwork filigree ornament to the equator, a single granule to each terminal and a coiled wire suspension loop to apex.
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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