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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]

Provenance

Ex 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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LOT 1341

Western Asiatic Mosaic and Other Glass Bead Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

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