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LOT 1295
Western Asiatic Gold Earring Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 - 3 1/8 in. (20.2 grams total, 12-80 mm).
Including hoop, crescent, drop with beads and other types. [11]
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1295
Western Asiatic Gold Earring Collection
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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