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LOT 1241
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/4 - 5/8 in. (46 grams total, 6-15 mm).
Comprising mostly irregular, unpolished beads; including three large parallelepiped and some cylindrical beads. [39, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, 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.
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