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LOT 0653
Greek Gold Pomegranate Pendant
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (0.28 grams, 16 mm).
Hollow-form body with detailed calyx below, the suspension formed as a hollow collared bead with a thin connecting loop.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.
LiteratureCf. for similar gold beads in Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, in the department of antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911, pl.XXIII, nos.1450,1458.
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Opening Bid: £222
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