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LOT 1142
Western Asiatic Garnet-Set Gold Element
CIRCA 12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.06 grams, 24.66 mm).
Of square form, the central stone flanked by teardrop-shaped stone at each corner, with round stones to interstices, all with raised settings with braided borders; the reverse with two rows of pierced spheres, each end with an applied sphere.
Provenance
From a private family collection formed in the 1970s.
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