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Tibetan Banded Agate and Gilt Prayer Bead Necklace Tibetan Banded Agate and Gilt Prayer Bead Necklace Tibetan Banded Agate and Gilt Prayer Bead Necklace
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LOT 2083

Tibetan Banded Agate and Gilt Prayer Bead Necklace

20TH CENTURY A.D.

30 in. (175 grams, 76 cm).

Graduated fusiform banded agate beads with gilt metal spacer beads. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection, UK.

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LOT 2083

Tibetan Banded Agate and Gilt Prayer Bead Necklace

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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