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LOT 1039
Mesopotamian Stone Disc Necklace Bead Group
CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 1/2 in. (60 grams total, 3-13 mm).
Comprising a quantity of small, mostly disc-shaped beads, in pale alabaster; each pierced for stringing. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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