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LOT 1281
Western Asiatic Silver and Stone Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
11 3/4 in. (31.2 grams, 30 cm long).
A restrung string composed of alternating carnelian and quartz beads interspersed with silver pomegranate-shaped beads, a large lozenge-shaped bead at the centre.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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