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LOT 0478
Egyptian and Other Faience and Hardstone Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 in. (167 grams total, 2-26 mm).
A mixed group of mainly composition, glass, shell and stone polychrome beads of various types and dates. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the 1970s.
Important European collection.
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LOT 0478
Egyptian and Other Faience and Hardstone Bead Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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