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LOT 2136
Natural History - Agate Necklace Bead Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 5/8 in. (197 grams total, 14-17 mm).
Comprising thirty banded black and white agate spheres with some natural strata and some treated to show contrasting strata around the equator; all pierced for stringing. [35, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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