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LOT 0684
Roman Blue Cut Glass Bead Necklace
1ST CENTURY A.D.AND LATER
28 3/4 in. (89 grams, 73 cm long).
Mainly polyhedral and biconical beads with oblate spacers, with later clear glass beads.
Provenance
with a London, UK gallery 1971.
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LOT 0684
Roman Blue Cut Glass Bead Necklace
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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