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LOT 1734
Medieval Gold Pendant with Garnet
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (1.64 grams, 23 mm).
Comprising an openwork oval frame set with a translucent garnet disc, pyramidal granule cluster below.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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