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LOT 1500
Elamite Silver Pendant with Lapis Lazuli Inlays
LATE 2ND-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (6.86 grams, 38 mm).
Bell-shaped in profile with inset leaf-shaped plaque and three darker elements.
Provenance
Acquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
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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LOT 1500
Elamite Silver Pendant with Lapis Lazuli Inlays
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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