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LOT 1279

Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String

20TH CENTURY A.D.

17 1/8 in. (29.09 grams, 43.5 cm).

Composed of alternating tabular flower-shaped and grooved cylindrical beads interspersed with small glass oblate beads; restrung. [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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1279

Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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