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LOT 0639
Late Eastern Mediterranean Gold and Silver Fluted Beads
BRONZE AGE, 1550-1050 B.C.
5/8 in. (19.61 grams total, 15 mm each).
Comprising seven fluted beads, each formed from sheet-gold over a silver core. [7]
ProvenancePrivate English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, UK.
See the British Museum, London, museum nos.1897,0401.252, 1897,0401.254, 1897,0401.808, 1897,0401.809 and 1897,0401.255, for similar.
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LOT 0639
Late Eastern Mediterranean Gold and Silver Fluted Beads
Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
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