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LOT 0502

Phoenician Bronze Seal Pendant

LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 in. (16.35 grams, 27 mm wide).

Formed as a ribbed lop with short neck, ellipsoid plaque with incuse saltire and pellets.

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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LOT 0502

Phoenician Bronze Seal Pendant

Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)

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