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LOT 0495
Egyptian Gold Mounted Feldspar(?) Pendant
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. AND LATER
1/2 in. (2.00 grams, 13 mm).
A hexagonal faience plaque set into a possibly later polyhedral gold cup with loop to the apex.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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