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LOT 1031
Achaemenid Glass Bead Necklace String
500 B.C. AND LATER
14 1/2 in. (8.09 grams, 37 cm).
Composed of mainly oblate turquoise-coloured beads restrung to a Y-shape. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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