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LOT 0674
Roman and Other Glass Bead Necklace
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
14 3/8 in. (20.7 grams, 36.5 cm).
Restrung designer group of mainly tubular and oblate glass and stone beads with a polyhedral centrepiece. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
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