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LOT 1187
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
16 in. (21.2 grams, 40.5 cm).
Restrung group of glass seed beads with melon beads, centrepiece a large fusiform bead. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
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