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LOT 2087
Ethiopian White Metal Cross Pendant
19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (8.04 grams, 75 mm).
Broad and flat with dense interlaced panel to the centre of the obverse, punched border; trefoil lug to the ends of three arms, hinge above with triangular panel and loop [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
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