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LOT 2172
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
13 3/4 in. (7.61 grams, 35 cm).
Composed of small cylindrical beads interspersed with larger biconical beads, central feature a tabular lentoid-shaped pendant; restrung. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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