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LOT 0892
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Collection
3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 5/8 in. (44.5 grams total, 3-42 mm).
Comprising beads of various materials and shapes, including: lapis lazuli, gold glass, glazed faience, glass, gold and other beads; decorated with animals, floral compositions and geometric motifs. [56, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Robin Symes Gallery, pre 1999.
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