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LOT 1372

Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String

20TH CENTURY A.D.

16 in. (28.2 grams, 40.5 cm).

Composed of alternating tabular flower-shaped and grooved cylindrical beads interspersed with small glass oblate beads; restrung. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex London art market.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1372

Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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