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LOT 0694
Roman Glass Bead Necklace
2ND-5TH CENTURY A.D.
30 1/4 in. (20.5 grams, 77 cm long).
Composed mainly of opaque glass beads of various colours, together with a number of stone beads, and incorporating beads of various types; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx W.J. collection, 1990s.
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