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LOT 0471
Phoenician Glass Bead Group
CIRCA 600-400 B.C.
3/4 - 1 in. (46 grams total, 18-25 mm).
Comprising: three ring-shaped with grooves and two irregular cube-shapes. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
Prince collection, 1990s-2014.
Ex private collection 1970s-1990s.
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