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LOT 0962
Roman and Other Yellow Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
15 in. (13.16 grams, 38 cm).
Composed of graduated mixed beads, with larger beads as a central feature; restrung. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.
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