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LOT 1132
Western Asiatic White Stone and Shell Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
12 1/4 in. (15.66 grams, 31 cm).
Composed of tabular beads interspersed with smaller oblate beads, restrung to a Y-shape with a shell pendant. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
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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LOT 1132
Western Asiatic White Stone and Shell Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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