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LOT 0980
Western Asiatic Stone Butterfly Bead Necklace String
4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
22 1/2 in. (25.6 grams, 54 cm long).
Restrung designer group of butterfly-shaped steatite beads with a feature pendant with two oval and one oblate bead.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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