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LOT 0898
Western Asiatic Graduated Gold Bead Group
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 1/4 in. (2.99 grams total, 6.1-11.70 mm).
Group of three gold annular beads each with two rows of applied granules to the rim. [3]
Provenance
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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