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LOT 0592
Roman and Other Glass and Stone Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/8 - 1/2 in. (65.5 grams total, 2-14 mm).
Comprising a large quantity of variously shaped beads in lapis lazuli, faience, red jasper, glass and other materials, with some from Asia, North and West Africa, with some glass Venetian chevrons. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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