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LOT 1339
Achaemenid Light Blue Glass and Ceramic Bead Necklace String
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
14 1/8 in. (15.2 grams, 36 cm).
Composed of graduated mixed beads including one with eye motifs, central feature a tubular facetted bead with an oblate bead below; restrung. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1339
Achaemenid Light Blue Glass and Ceramic Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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