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LOT 2391
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
18 7/8 in. (33.8 grams, 48 cm).
Composed of graduated tabular beads flanked by granulated metal spacers, small cylindrical beads in between; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gentleman, 2000s.
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The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with an elongated body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish.
