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LOT 1138
Mesopotamian Gold 'Butterfly' Bead
4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (3.01 grams, 35 mm).
Flat bead formed from two sheets of gold, discoid with a trapezoidal spur to each end.
Provenance
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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