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LOT 0944
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
11 in. (10 grams, 28 cm long).
Composed of mixed stone and shell beads of mainly disc-type, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s.
The property of Mr and Mrs P. R. of East Sussex.
Thence by descent to family members.
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