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LOT 0532
Hellenistic Gold Beads with Granular Decoration
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1/4 in. (1.84 grams, 9 mm each).
Of squat spherical form adorned with filigree wire to the equator, granules above and below. [2]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
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