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LOT 1343
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
16 1/8 in. (44.3 grams, 41 cm).
Composed mainly of multifacetted, barrel-shaped and biconical beads with long double-pierced amuletic beads and a flower-shaped bead, central feature a large tabular bead; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx 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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