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LOT 1954
Greek Style Gold Pendant with Male Bust
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
5/8 in. (0.90 grams, 17 mm).
Discoid repoussé pendant with applied ropework border and diademed male bust at the centre, applied granule beneath the suspension loop.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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