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LOT 0785
Byzantine Gold Pendant with Beads
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.06 grams, 24 mm).
The openwork filigree domed cap set with a deep blue glass bead, a carinated polished garnet bead and granulated gold bead below, gold granulated bead and turquoise-coloured glass bead above, together with a free-running suspension loop.
Provenance
Acquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
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