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LOT 1182
Phoenician Core-Formed Glass Juglet Bead
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (4.24 grams, 27 mm).
Formed of maroon glass with a yellow trail decoration to the body, applied handle to the rear. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent.
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