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Very Old Tibetan Turquoise Bead with Ancient Face Carving

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Very Old Tibetan Turquoise Bead with Ancient Face Carving

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Description

An Antique Tibetan Turquoise Face Beads
Cultures/Periods: Unknown
Dimension: 1 3/16 x 1 1/32 x 19/32 inches (30x26x15mm)
Provenance: Private Collection, Mr. Wu Wei Ming, Chinese Family in Hubei, China. Private collection from ancestor, part of Chinese Antique collection

Condition

IMPORTANT NOTE. In the world of beads, and especially ancient and antique beads, errors in identification are common. We do our best to research and classify all beads accurately accordingly to beads' owner, however, mistakes are certainly possible especially in age, either ancient, old or vintage. Bidders are required to check for more information about the beads before auction ending, all information for reference use only. Our auction house will not responsible for all the actual age or era for all auction lot.

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Very Old Tibetan Turquoise Bead with Ancient Face Carving

Name: Very Old Tibetan Turquoise Bead with Ancient Face Carving
SKU: 154265100
Price: 800 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $800 - $1,500

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