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LOT 0752
Roman and Other Bead Necklace
1ST CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
25 5/8 in. (9.54 grams, 65 cm long).
A restrung group of mainly opaque blue glass beads of various types. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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