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LOT 1267
Western Asiatic Granulated Gold Beads
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/4 in. (1.88 grams total, 7 mm each).
Each drum-shaped with filigree coil around the mounting hole and openwork granulated surface. [2]
Provenance
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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