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LOT 2110
Banded Agate and Glass Bead Necklace
20TH CENTURY A.D.
41 3/4 in. (130 grams, 106 cm).
A restrung necklace composed of elongated biconical beads in agate and banded glass. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
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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