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LOT 0852
Western Asiatic Mixed Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 1/8 in. (194 grams total, 7-30 mm).
Mixed group of bicones, ovals, rounded, oblate and other types. [104]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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