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LOT 1242
Mixed Ancient Necklace Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 in. (85 grams total, 1-25 mm).
Comprising a large quantity of beads in glass, stone and faience, including some large tabular and cylindrical beads. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a bead collection formed in the 1990s.
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