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Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli and Green Stone Bead Necklace String Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli and Green Stone Bead Necklace String Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli and Green Stone Bead Necklace String
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LOT 1113

Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli and Green Stone Bead Necklace String

20TH CENTURY A.D.

17 in. (50 grams, 43 cm).

Composed of large cylindrical beads with spiral-decoration, interspersed with large spherical and small tubular beads, central feature a fish-shaped pendant. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
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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LOT 1113

Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli and Green Stone Bead Necklace String

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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