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LOT 0888
Large Amlash Openwork Bead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 in. (23.3 grams, 52 mm).
Hollow-formed biconvex bead with rib detailing, central openwork section. [No Reserve]
Provenance
English collection, 1990s.
Ex North London gallery.
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