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LOT 0828
Western Asiatic Gold and Bead Pendant
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (1.55 grams, 28 mm).
Composed of a lions' head body adorned with filigree scrolls, blue glass beads above and below.
Provenance
Acquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
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