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Lot 134

A large Pre-Achaemenid gold pendant

7 July 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£8,000 - £10,000

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A large Pre-Achaemenid gold pendant
Iran, circa 11th-10th Century B.C.
Composed of a circular sheet gold applique with chased and repoussé decoration including triangles radiating from a raised central omphalos, bordered with a line of incised chevrons, with modern suspension loops, 11cm diam

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Provenance:
UK private collection, acquired in Iran in the 1970s, thence by descent.

Exhibited:
Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Japan, 'Brilliant Vessels of Ancient Near East - Glass, Metal and Lustre Pottery,' 2001. Catalogue no. 76.

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