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LOT 2114
Agate Bead Necklace
20TH CENTURY A.D.
38 5/8 in. (132 grams, 98 cm long).
Comprising spherical carnelian and banded agate beads with interstitial seed beads. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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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