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LOT 0656
Roman and Earlier Glass Bead Necklace String
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.-4TH CENTURY A.D.
25 1/4 in. (64 grams, 64 cm).
Composed of mixed beads, including 'eye' beads, glass beads with drawn decorations, pendant beads, and others, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an English private collection, 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Roman Green Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
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Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.
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