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LOT 1446
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
21 5/8 in. (43 grams, 55 cm long).
A necklace string composed of cylindrical lapis lazuli beads with gold-coloured spacer beads and graduated convex tabular beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980s-1990s.
H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, UK.
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