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LOT 1378

Western Asiatic Bronze Pendant with Inscription

CIRCA 7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.

7/8 in. (3.37 grams, 23 mm).

Discoid and pierced through the upper edge, schematic inscription within a partial rectangle to one side. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1378

Western Asiatic Bronze Pendant with Inscription

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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