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LOT 0951
Roman Black Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
17 1/2 in. (7.5 grams, 44.5 cm).
Mainly composed of oblate and annular beads, the central feature with a tabular triangular bead; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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Cybele was the great Phrygian mother of the gods, and goddess of motherhood, fertility and the mountain wilds.