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LOT 1185
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1/8 -1 3/8 in. (93 grams total, 3-34 mm).
Spherical, biconical, oblate, disc and other types, some from India. [31, No Reserve]
Provenance
Collected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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