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LOT 1189

Migration Period Gold Filigree Bracteate Pendant

6TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (1.19 grams,19 mm).

A bracteate pendant composed of a sheet-gold body decorated with an X-motif formed of gold granules within a filigree roundel, additional rings and crescents of small granules at the centre, applied suspension loop.

Provenance

Acquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 1189

Migration Period Gold Filigree Bracteate Pendant

Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)

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