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LOT 1206
Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Bead Group
CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (42 grams total, 20-21 mm).
Comprising eleven oval beads with central filigree collar and beaded collar to each end. [11, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex collection of a late London, UK, collector, 1970s.
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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