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LOT 0717
Roman Gold Amuletic Bull Pendant Pair
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.21 grams total, 14 mm each).
Each a hollow-formed sheet-gold panel with bull-head detailing to both faces, pierced at the ears for suspension. [2]
ProvenanceEx Galerie Dominique Thirion, Brussels, Belgium.
From the private collection of Mr K.A.
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