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LOT 0497
Egyptian Blue Faience Bead Necklace
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 AD.
27 1/2 in. (49 grams, 70 cm long).
Restrung group of graduated beads, mainly tubular and oblate types, centrepiece a rosette pendant. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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