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LOT 1065
Mesopotamian Shell Bead Necklace
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
23 5/8 in. (111 grams, 60 cm long).
Comprising a restrung group of discoid beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
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