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LOT 0539
Archaic Greek Gold Bead Group
CIRCA 800-600 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (12.36 grams total, 31 mm each).
Matched pair of hollow-formed globe beads with surface of domes each with a granule cluster finial. [2]
ProvenanceFrom the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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