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LOT 0271
Western Asiatic Gold Boss Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 in. (6.97 grams total, 1-6 mm).
Mixed group of domed sheet gold appliqués, each with a flat attachment loop to verso. [110]
Provenance
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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