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Western Asiatic Style Banded Agate Bead and Amulet Group Western Asiatic Style Banded Agate Bead and Amulet Group Western Asiatic Style Banded Agate Bead and Amulet Group
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LOT 1993

Western Asiatic Style Banded Agate Bead and Amulet Group

20TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 - 2 1/4 in. (147 grams total, 19-56 mm).

Comprising eight biconical beads, two domed beads, and two amulets shaped as reclining lionesses. [12, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

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LOT 1993

Western Asiatic Style Banded Agate Bead and Amulet Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £416

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