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LOT 2059
Sumatran Glass Elephant Bead
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (185 grams, 55 mm).
Large bead with dragged and marvered trails. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
Property of a Yorkshire, UK, collector.
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