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LOT 1153

Western Asiatic Style White Metal Pendant with Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone

20TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (13.4 grams, 30 mm).

An openwork pendant set with a carnelian gemstone, engraved calligraphic text in two lines, scallop-shaped suspension loop above. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1153

Western Asiatic Style White Metal Pendant with Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

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