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LOT 2121
Agate and Glass Bead Necklace String with Elephant Amulets
20TH CENTURY A.D.
32 1/4 in. (44 grams, string: 82 cm long).
Restrung on a string with bead finials and a sliding 'bead clasp'; central bead feature composed of graduated beads and two turquoise-coloured elephant amulets, large etched biconical bead to the centre. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
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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LOT 2121
Agate and Glass Bead Necklace String with Elephant Amulets
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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