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LOT 0966
Western Asiatic White Stone Bead Necklace
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
26 in. (12.1 grams, 66 cm long).
Restrung; composed of small pale stone or shell smoothed cylinder beads of various shades and types. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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