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LOT 0744
Roman and Other Bead String Group
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
30 1/4 in. (453 grams total, 77 cm long).
A group of 17 Roman or other restrung necklace strings of graduated small drawn creamy white stone and glass beads. [37]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Ex property of a London gentleman.
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