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LOT 1384
Western Asiatic Tubular Gold Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 1/4 in. (4.67 grams total, 3-7 mm).
Comprising twelve tubular beads with applied granules, two formed of interlocking spheres, and one barrel-shaped with concave sides. [16]
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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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