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LOT 1346
Medieval Gold Bifacial Pendant with Garnet
CIRCA 11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.57 grams, 11.45 mm).
Lozengiform biconvex garnet in a gold setting with beaded wire rim to each face, tubular bale above. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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