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LOT 1098
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.
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LOT 1098
Byzantine Gold Openwork Beads
Estimate £650 - 850€750 - 990 (for guidance only)$880 - 1,150 (for guidance only)
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