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LOT 1393

Western Asiatic Banded Agate Bead Necklace

3RD CENTURY B.C.-3RD CENTURY A.D. AND LATER

17 3/4 in. (109 grams, 45 cm).

A restrung necklace of mainly barrel-shaped banded agate beads with central banded agate tabular bead; modern clasp. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a European lady; part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s.
Property of a Californian, USA, collector.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1393

Western Asiatic Banded Agate Bead Necklace

Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

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