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LOT 1401
Western Asiatic Mixed Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
14 3/8 in. (24.8 grams, 36.5 cm).
Composed of mainly annular and oblate beads, large melon bead to the centre; restrung. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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