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LOT 0924
Roman Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
10 5/8 in. (7.08 grams, 27 cm).
Restrung group including polyhedral, biconical and other types. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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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