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LOT 1286
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
15 in. (34 grams, 38 cm).
Graduated group of mainly oblate glass beads with and a recent Indian barrel-shaped glass bead with etched white lattice as a centrepiece. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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