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LOT 0225
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Fish Beads
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (2.48 grams total, 20-21 mm).
Matched pair of beads, each a fish with triangular dorsal fin, carved scale and eye detailing, pierced longitudinally. [2]
Provenance
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968.
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Accompanied by a copy of the original 1968 invoice.
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