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LOT 2253
African Terracotta Bead Necklace Group
12TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
27 1/2 - 28 3/8 in. (65 grams total, 70-72 cm).
Ten restrung mainly cream and beige-coloured rondelle, tubular and ribbed beads and other types. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a UK gallery, early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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