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LOT 1589

Carved Agate Amuletic Bead Group

20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER

1 - 1 5/8 in. (39.1 grams total, 24-41 mm).

Each bead polished and drilled for suspension, three carved in the form of what are possibly vajras, together with a bow-tie shaped bead. [No Reserve]

Provenance

UK gallery, early 2000s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1589

Carved Agate Amuletic Bead Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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