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LOT 0227
Bactrian Carnelian and Agate Bead Necklace
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
33 5/8 in. (88 grams, 85.5 cm).
Restrung group of tabular lozenge beads, spherical and other spacer beads.
ProvenanceAcquired in London, 1974.
Ex K.M., London, UK.
with Gorny and Mosch, Auction 252, 13 December 2017, no.357.
with Gorny and Mosch, Auction 256, 26 June 2018, no.273.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0227
Bactrian Carnelian and Agate Bead Necklace
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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