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LOT 0506
Graeco-Roman Gold Pomegranate Pendant
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3/8 in. (0.22 grams, 9 mm).
Composed of a hollow-form spherical body with long wings beneath forming the calyx. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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