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LOT 1321
Western Asiatic Gold and Bead Pendant
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 5/8 in. (1.36 grams, 40 mm).
Tubular and other beads in carnelian, glass and other materials on a later gold wire dangle.
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s.
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