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LOT 0896
Western Asiatic Gold Butterfly Bead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (5.16 grams, 35 mm).
Of hollow construction with two sub-triangular flanges flanking a tubular loop.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
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