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LOT 0254
An Exceptional Western Asiatic Banded Agate Bead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (88 grams total, 84 mm wide including stand).
Discoid in plan and pierced transversely with later D-shaped gold caps to each end; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired on the UK art market, 2000.
Private collection, Switzerland.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12877-241681.
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LOT 0254
An Exceptional Western Asiatic Banded Agate Bead
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)
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