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LOT 1566
Merovingian Gold Necklace Bead
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.53 grams, 15 mm).
Hollow-formed sheet gold with applied filigree collar to each mouth.
Provenance
Acquired circa 2015.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector.
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