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LOT 0839
Western Asiatic Gold Pendant with Turquoise
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (1.54 grams, 33 mm).
A gold pendant composed of a central gold stem with loop finial and coiled sleeves, a coral bead between two filigree beads with granules between plain bands, triangular turquoise pendant.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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