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LOT 1209
Western Asiatic Mixed Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/4 - 1 3/8 in. (280 grams total, 6-34 mm).
Mainly bicones, spheres and oblate shapes. [133]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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