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LOT 1233
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Faience Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 3/8 in. (44 grams total, 2-35 mm).
Mixed shapes comprising mainly lapis lazuli beads and spacers mixed with terracotta beads from Africa. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1980-1990.
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