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LOT 0293
Western Asiatic Gold Bead Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 3/8 in. (10.03 grams total, 1-11 mm).
Mixed group of tubular and other beads, coils, end-caps and other items. [115]
Provenance
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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