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LOT 1365
Western Asiatic Gold Looped Bead and Mount Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 3/8 in. (5.58 grams total, 3-7 mm).
Mainly comprising domed sheet-gold beads or mounts, each with a loop to the reverse. [62]
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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