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LOT 0510
Greek Gold Bead Pair
CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3/8 in. (1.85 grams total, 9 mm each).
Each with a squat, spherical body adorned with decoratively twisted filigree wire and granules around the equator. [2]
Provenance
Collected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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