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LOT 2061
African Terracotta Bead Necklace Group
12TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
29 1/8 in. (83 grams total, 74 cm each).
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.
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