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LOT 0956
Western Asiatic Carnelian and Other Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 3/4 in. (98 grams total, 2-18 mm).
Comprising a group of mostly carnelian beads, with a few in other materials; each pierced for stringing. [Approximately 500]
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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