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LOT 0993
Western Asiatic Gold Hedgehog-Shaped Nugget
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/4 in. (1.17 grams, 7 mm).
A squat, spherical nugget, coated in 'spines'.
Provenance
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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