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LOT 1286
Western Asiatic Agate Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
32 1/4 in. (115 grams, 82 cm).
A long restrung string composed of spherical beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx collection of a late London, UK, collector, 1970s.
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