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LOT 1013
Byzantine Period Child's Glass Bangle
CIRCA 6TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (10.1 grams, 45 mm).
Annular black glass shank with marvered panels of blue and red glass. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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