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LOT 1992
Carved Agate Amuletic Bead Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1 1/2 in. (28.9 grams total, 39-41 mm).
Polished and drilled for suspension; two in the form of vajras and one facetted. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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