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LOT 1388
Western Asiatic Leaf-Shaped Gold Pendant
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/8 in. (0.17 grams, 11 mm).
Formed of sheet-gold with an applied granule below and suspension loop above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private British collection, formed in the 1980s.
Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
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