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LOT 0275
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 in. (20.24 grams total, 2-8 mm).
Group of beads of tubular, spherical, biconvex and other types. [Over 250]
Provenance
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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