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LOT 1619
Western Asiatic Gold Teardrop Pendant
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (0.55 grams, 26 mm).
Comprising a hollow-form teardrop-shaped pendant suspended from a chain with a later gold-coloured loop. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex private British collection, formed in the 1980s.
Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
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