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LOT 2293
Tibetan Carved Agate Amuletic Bead Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1 - 1 5/8 in. (39.15 grams total, 24-41 mm).
Comprising three agate beads formed as the vajra, and one red agate collared globular bead. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx UK gallery, early 2000s.
Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
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