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LOT 0950
Achaemenid Faience and Other Bead Necklace
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
26 3/4 in. (14.9 grams, 68 cm long).
A restrung designer necklace composed mainly of glass, faience and stone beads of different sizes, dates and types, including facetted, spherical, oblate, triangular and other types; in various shades of blue. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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