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LOT 0665
Eastern Roman Bead Necklace String
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
22 in. (20.18 grams, 56 cm long).
Restrung designer necklace of small and bigger light blue glass beads, the centrepiece a large fusiform glass bead dangle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Roman Glass and Stone Bead Collection
Circa 1st century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising: a large glass melon bead; an oblate melon bead with 'eye' motifs; a cylindrical polychrome glass bead with trails; an oblate millefiori bead; with a number of other beads in carnelian, glass and modelled clay. 53 grams total, 7-27 mm
Acquired in the 1980s-1990s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. -
Roman Deep Blue Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung to a Y-shape with mainly blue glass beads. 13.8 grams, 56 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Roman Red Jasper Gemstone with Hunter and Dog
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Oval in shape, engraved with an advancing male figure holding a long curved staff on his shoulder, a water skin hanging from the rear end and a low dish from the other, a leaping hound at his feet. 0.71 grams, 15 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
