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LOT 1326
Achaemenid Glass Bead Necklace String
500 B.C. AND LATER
14 3/8 in. (16.7 grams, 36.5 cm).
Composed of mainly oblate turquoise-coloured beads with a large barrel-shaped feature bead. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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