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LOT 1322
Western Asiatic White Stone and Shell Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 3/4 in. (14 grams total, 2-18 mm).
Group of fusiform, cylindrical, rectangular and other beads. [123, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Private collection, Harwich.
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