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LOT 1341
Western Asiatic Mosaic and Other Glass Bead Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 7/8 in. (67 grams total, 11-21 mm).
Comprising: two blue, red, and white mosaic beads; two with eye motifs; three with dragged white trails and applied pellets; three oblate with polychrome motifs. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1979-1999.
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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Opening Bid: £275
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