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LOT 0692
Roman Black Glass Bangle
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (11.04 grams, 57 mm).
Round in section with iridescent surface. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Kunstmuseum Luzern, 3000 Jahre Glaskunst, Luzern, 1981, p.103, B, for similar.
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