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LOT 1091
Western Asiatic Gold Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 7/8 in. (10.51 grams total, 3-23 mm).
Including fusiform, tubular, biconvex and other types. [38]
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.
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