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LOT 1873

Western Asiatic Style Silver Inlaid Bronze Bifacial Calligraphic Pendant

20TH CENTURY A.D.

4 1/4 in. (304 grams, 10.7 cm).

An axe-shaped pendant with dense field of calligraphic decoration to one side, reverse with two medallions, each with a leaping feline facing back. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1873

Western Asiatic Style Silver Inlaid Bronze Bifacial Calligraphic Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £494

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