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LOT 1343
Western Asiatic and Other Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 in. (185 grams total, 2-26 mm).
Comprising a large quantity of beads in various shapes and sizes in glass, stone, coral and lapis lazuli, including some large feature beads. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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