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LOT 1093
Western Asiatic Gold Bead Group
7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
1/4 - 1/2 in. (9.90 grams, 7-13 mm).
Mixed group beads of melon, oblate, and other types. [20]
Provenance
Collected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
Literature
Cf. Moscati, S., I Fenici, p.377, for a necklace with similar beads.
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