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LOT 0627
Roman Glass Bead Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1/8 - 1/2 in. (93 grams total, 5-13 mm).
Comprising a mix of irregular opaque rust-red glass large-holed oblate-shaped beads. [107, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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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