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LOT 0889

Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Necklace Bead Collection

20TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER

1/8 - 3/4 in. (89 grams total, 2-21 mm).

Comprising a large quantity of beads including oblate seed beads, large tubular, facetted and discoid beads, and one shaped as a bird. [No Reserve]

Provenance

UK gallery, early 2000s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0889

Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Necklace Bead Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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