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LOT 1009

Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

BYZANTINE BLUE GLASS BEAD NECKLACE WITH GOLD ELEMENTS
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
18 1/8 in. (19 grams, 46 cm).

Restrung designer necklace with blue-glass drawn annular, biconvex and other beads with eight later rosette plaques, each hollow with floral detailing to both faces and a sheet gold surface; modern clasp. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Acquired on the UK art market.
Ex property of an East London, UK, gentleman.
Property of a Californian, USA, collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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