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LOT 0617
Roman Glass Bead Necklace
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
18 1/2 in. (92 grams, 47 cm).
A designer necklace composed of graduated glass beads including green polyhedral and blue spherical; with modern clasp, restrung. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Previously acquired in the 1980s.
From a North West London, UK, collection.
Property of a Californian, USA, collector.
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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