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LOT 1298
Western Asiatic Gold Bucket-Shaped Earring
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (3.1 grams, 23 mm).
Sheet gold drum-shaped body with domed lower face, two rows of repoussé pellets, short loop.
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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