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LOT 0204

Estimate
GBP (£) 800 - 1,000
EUR (€) 930 - 1,160
USD ($) 1,070 - 1,340

BYZANTINE GOLD OPENWORK BEADS
12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (13.8 grams, 22 mm each).

Each a spherical cage with ropework texturing, granule at each node; oval glass bead within. [2]

PROVENANCE:
Acquired on the Swiss art market, 1998.
Private collection, Europe.

This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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