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LOT 1386
Western Asiatic Gold Wire Pendant
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/8 in. (0.15 grams, 10 mm).
Formed from a single wire and the ends coiled around the body. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex private British collection, formed in the 1980s.
Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
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