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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]

Provenance

Ex 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 2253

African Terracotta Bead Necklace Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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