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LOT 2073
Chinese Stone Bracelet
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (270 grams, 83 mm wide).
Broad carved bangle with rounded rims. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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