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LOT 1361
Medieval Triangular Gold Pendant with Garnets
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.45 grams, 14.30 mm).
A ribbed loop supporting a bifacial plaque with granulation to the cell rims, three radiating triangular garnets with small cells to the edges.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Cocks, A.S., An Introduction to Courtly Jewellery, London, 1980, plate 9, for type.
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