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LOT 1063
Western Asiatic Carnelian and Other Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 3/4 in. (108 grams total, 4-19 mm).
Comprising several hundred mixed small beads, mostly round or tubular forms, in red carnelian and other materials; all pierced for stringing. [478]
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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