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LOT 2076
Glass Bead Necklace String Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
15 3/8 - 35 1/2 in. (170 grams total, 39-90 cm).
Comprising: a short string with facetted oblate pale blue beads, no clasp; a long necklace composed mainly of cylindrical polychrome beads; Indian manufacture. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Stockport, UK, collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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