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LOT 0718
Roman Glass Bead Necklace with Gold Pendant
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
19 1/4 in. (15.3 grams, 49 cm long).
Composed mainly of semi-opaque beads of tubular, spherical, carinated and other types, including gold in glass and examples with iridescence, together with a sheet-gold repoussé bead; restrung.
ProvenanceEx Garcia collection, France, 1990s.
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