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LOT 0803
Byzantine Gold Lunar Pendant
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.52 grams, 12 mm).
A sheet-gold crescent moon pendant with applied twisted filigree to the border, cell with inset carnelian cloison, suspension loop.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
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