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LOT 0523
Hellenistic Gold Amphora-Shaped Pendant
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (4.49 grams, 23 mm).
Displaying decorative fluting; gusseted suspension loop and handles. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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