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LOT 1100
Western Asiatic Gold Bell-Shaped Pendant
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (3.85 grams, 23 mm).
Hemispherical with loop to the inner face to accept a clapper.
Provenance
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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