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LOT 1171
Western Asiatic Gold Bead and Pendant Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/4 - 3/8 in. (4.91 grams total, 5-8 mm).
Comprising: seven granulated tubular beads; on oblate bead with tight rows of applied pellets; two discoid pendants with double suspension loop above. [11]
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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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