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LOT 1264
Achaemenid Light Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
15 in. (5.25 grams, 38 cm).
Composed of small oblate and other beads, central feature composed of larger beads; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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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