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LOT 0598
Roman and Other Bead Necklace
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
15 in. (19 grams, 38 cm).
Restrung designer necklace composed of stone and glass beads of tubular, biconvex, polyhedral and other types, large biconvex bead as centrepiece. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
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