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LOT 1246
Western Asiatic Gold Bead Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 1/4 in. (10.13 grams total, 2-8 mm).
Including ribbed tubular, granulated disc, biconvex and other types. [82]
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.
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