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LOT 1047
Byzantine Multi-Coloured Glass Bracelet
5TH CENTURY A.D OR LATER
3 1/4 in. (28.6 grams, 84 mm).
With a flat-section hoop with polychrome marvering on black glass, applied twisted polychrome bands to the edges. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate Collection S.D., New Jersey, USA, acquired prior to 1997.
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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