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LOT 1286
Phoenician Bronze Fish Pendant
CIRCA 1200-300 B.C.
2 3/4 in. (27.2 grams, 71 mm).
Modelled in the round with impressed herringbone and lozengiform scale detailing; suspension ring at the mouth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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