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LOT 0488
Egyptian Faience and Glass Bead Group
MOSTLY PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
1/8 - 3/4 in. (15.2 grams total, 2-20 mm).
Mixed group of mostly tubular glazed composition beads in various colours, with later small glass beads. [210+]
Provenance
Previously with Mariaud de Serres, Paris, France, and from a Paris Gallery.
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