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LOT 2066

Tibetan Glass Necklace Prayer Bead Group

20TH CENTURY A.D.

31 1/2 in. (72 grams, 80 cm).

Including glass bicone and spherical beads zi banded and gilt spacer beads. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection, UK.

CONDITION

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LOT 2066

Tibetan Glass Necklace Prayer Bead Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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