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LOT 1099
Western Asiatic Gold Pendant with Beads
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (1.23 grams, 25 mm).
Comprising a carnelian oblate bead and a glass seed bead mounted on a wire shank with gold annular beads.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.
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LOT 1099
Western Asiatic Gold Pendant with Beads
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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