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LOT 1052
Gold Collar Bead with Sabean Inscription
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.30 grams, 10 mm).
Lunate in form with loop to each horn, repoussé Sabean text of seven rectilinear characters.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.
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