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LOT 2041
Georgian Lead Erotic Bawdy Pendant
18TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (72 grams, 51 mm).
Disc with low-relief scene depicting a seated nude female flanked by two gentlemen; pierced above. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found near Bristol, UK.
Seen by Bristol Museum and identified as from 1700s.
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