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LOT 1029
Mixed Ancient Necklace Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 1/2 in. (70 grams total, 2-38 mm).
Comprising a quantity of variously shaped beads in lapis lazuli, glass, faience, and other materials, including some amuletic and large tabular beads. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a bead collection formed in the 1990s.
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