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LOT 1743
African Terracotta Bead Group
12TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
23 5/8 - 143 in. (88 grams total, 60-364 cm long).
All restrung; comprising multiple strands of beads of varying lengths, each composed of beige, cream and umber-coloured beads of mainly rondelle and tubular types. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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