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LOT 0708
Roman Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
14 1/2 in. (9.48 grams, 37 cm).
Composed of mainly oblate beads interspersed with variously shaped larger beads, central feature an opaque teardrop-shaped pendant with irregular fragment beneath; restrung. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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