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LOT 1077
Western Asiatic Silver Mount Pair
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (12.4 grams total, 26-27 mm).
Comprising two rectangular-section penannular shanks with applied pellet clusters and incised herringbone lines. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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