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LOT 1338

Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Bead Necklace String

20TH CENTURY A.D.

20 7/8 in. (190 grams, 53 cm).

Composed of graduated melon beads; 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 1338

Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Bead Necklace String

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

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