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LOT 1653
Large Medieval Gold Reliquary Holder
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.95 grams, 22 mm).
Sheet-gold D-shaped hollow pendant with integral flange loop, applied gold wire hoop to each face.
Provenance
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
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