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LOT 1632
Bactrian Carnelian and Agate Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
15 3/4 in. (21 grams, 40 cm long).
Gently graduating group mainly formed of oblate and irregular beads; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom E.C; formerly in an old British collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
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