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LOT 1209
Achaemenid Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
16 in. (16 grams, 40.5 cm).
Restrung designer necklace string of oblate and other types with annular pendant centrepiece. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, collection, 2000s.
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Comprising large triangular and leaf-shaped types with one barbed example. 225 grams total, 94 - 158 mm
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2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
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