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LOT 0414
Phoenician Faience and Stone Bead Necklace String
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
17 1/4 in. (39 grams, 44 cm long).
Restrung designer group of melon, spherical and other beads. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
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