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LOT 1274
Iron Age Enamelled Bronze Horse Harness Pendant
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (5.94 grams, 35 mm).
Comprising two discs with three radiating lobes, red and yellow enamel infill, connected by a red enamelled triangular plaque to a thick suspension loop. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex private collection, UK; formed in the 1980s.
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