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LOT 1325

Western Asiatic Gold Earrings

6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.

3/4 in. (5.48 grams total, 18-19 mm).

Matched pair, crescentic with chamfered profile, granule cluster to the apex. [2]

Provenance

From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1325

Western Asiatic Gold Earrings

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

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