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LOT 1967
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
20 1/2 in. (32.8 grams, 52 cm long).
Mainly composed of tubular and oval-shaped beads, interspersed with smaller spacer beads; restrung. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex North London, UK, collection.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, gallery.
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