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LOT 0729
Roman Gold Pendant
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (0.83 grams, 21 mm).
Composed of a gold sphere with granule cluster below, ribbed shank and suspension loop with filigree borders; hollow-formed. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceWith Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK; in the 1980s.
Ex private collection, London, UK.
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