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LOT 0515
Eastern Mediterranean Stone and Glass Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 - 1 in. (35.5 grams total, 15 - 26 mm).
Comprising: one red jasper sphere; one glass sphere with worn eye motifs; one carnelian melon bead. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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