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LOT 1010
Western Asiatic Iridescent Glass Bead
CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (1.79 grams, 26 mm).
Melon-shaped with hole for suspension. [No Reserve]
Provenance
London private collection, 1979-1983.
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