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LOT 1666
Medieval Gold and Garnet Pendant
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.49 grams, 12 mm).
Formed as biconvex scaphoid gems set in a gold frame of two lozenges.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.
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