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LOT 1380
Cypriot Type Gold Flower Pendant
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (0.7 grams, 24 mm).
Composed of four radiating petals, applied granules below; tubular suspension loop with granulated collar to each end; not found in Cyprus.
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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