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LOT 1167

Western Asiatic and Other Bead Group

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER

1/8 - 1 3/4 in. (178 grams total, 2-34 mm).

Comprising a large quantity of beads in various shapes and sizes in glass, stone, coral and lapis lazuli. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1167

Western Asiatic and Other Bead Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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