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LOT 0459
Egyptian and Other Faience and Hardstone Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 7/8 in. (120 grams total, 2-23 mm).
A mixed group of mainly faience, 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 0459
Egyptian and Other Faience and Hardstone Bead Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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