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LOT 1972
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
24 in. (30 grams, 61 mm long).
Restrung; composed of domed oval and annular lapis lazuli beads, interspersed with gold-coloured granulated spacer beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a North London collection, in the 1990s.
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