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LOT 1303

Western Asiatic Orange Glass and Other Bead Necklace String

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER

17 1/2 in. (27 grams, 44.5 cm).

Composed of a mixture of graduated beads with some larger feature beads, large tabular bead at the centre; restrung. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1303

Western Asiatic Orange Glass and Other Bead Necklace String

Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

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