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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.
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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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