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LOT 0755
Roman and Other Bead Necklace
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
27 3/4 in. (10.5 grams, 70.5 cm long).
A restrung group of mainly glass and faience beads of various types, sizes and dates, including tubular, facetted, spherical, coin, biconical and other types, in various shades of green. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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