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LOT 1357
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 3/8 in. (5.21 grams total, 2-10 mm).
Including oblate, barrel-shaped and other types with applied granulation. [22]
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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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LOT 1357
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Group
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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