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LOT 1350
Luristan Bronze Pendant with Animal Heads
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/4 in. (32.4 grams, 59 mm).
Round-section discoid body with applied pellets and a pair of horned animal heads to the rim; attachment loop to the top.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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