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LOT 1086
Western Asiatic Mosaic Bead Group
18TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2- 1 1/4 in. (78 grams total, 12-32 mm).
Comprising polychrome beads with attractive mosaic and trail designs, some with applied pellets, one with applied eye-motifs; one fragmentary. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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