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LOT 0500
Greek Gold Vessel-Shaped Pendant
CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (2.25 grams, 26 mm).
Conical sheet-gold dangle with applied rim and three suspension loops, filigree detailing beneath the rim, four vertical braided filigree bands to the sidewall, granule cluster finial.
ProvenanceUK private collection formed before 2000.
Ex North London, UK, gallery.
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