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LOT 1332
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 1/4 in. (5.07 grams total, 1-6 mm).
Including oblate, annular, barrel-shaped and other types, some with applied granulation. [75]
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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