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LOT 0656

Hellenistic Gold in Glass Bead Group

CIRCA 100 B.C.-200 A.D. AND LATER

4 - 10 3/8 in. (19.74 grams total, 10-26.5 cm).

Comprising beads encasing gold foil beneath a transparent glass layer, strung in three separate strands of various lengths. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

Prince collection, 1990s-2014.
Ex private collection 1970s-1990s.

Literature

See The Metropolitan Museum of Art, object nos. 10.130.3225a, 10.130.3225b.

CONDITION

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LOT 0656

Hellenistic Gold in Glass Bead Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £715

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