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Byzantine Gold Openwork Beads Byzantine Gold Openwork Beads Byzantine Gold Openwork Beads
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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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