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LOT 1088
Western Asiatic Carnelian Triangular Bead will Galley
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 3/4 in. (4.51 grams total, 8-20 mm).
Composed of a polished flat diamond-shaped carnelian bead, with pricked design in the form of a galley, drilled for suspension; sold together with six translucent green glass doughnut-shaped beads displaying decorative vertical dashes around the external faces. [7]
Provenance
From a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980.
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LOT 1088
Western Asiatic Carnelian Triangular Bead will Galley
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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