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Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
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LOT 1099

Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String

20TH CENTURY A.D.

15 3/4 in. (19 grams, 40 cm).

Composed of variously shaped elongated beads interspersed with small annular glass 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 1099

Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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