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LOT 0919
Byzantine Group of Three Gold Filigree Beads
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 3/8 in. (1.98 grams total, 6-9 mm).
Each with openwork filigree decoration, and two with applied granules. [3]
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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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