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LOT 1144
Elamite Silver Flower Pendant
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
17 in. (59 grams, 43 cm).
A restrung necklace of fusiform and tubular carnelian beads with two silver cloisonné pendant quatrefoils with haematite discs in the spandrels, inset glass and other panels, oval rock crystal beads flanking.
Provenance
Acquired 1990s.
With a London gallery.
Property of a London collector; from her family's private collection.
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LOT 1144
Elamite Silver Flower Pendant
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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