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LOT 0701
Roman Glass Bead Necklace
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
15 in. (75.4 grams, 38 cm).
Restrung designer necklace of mixed glass and carnelian beads, oval, oblate, polyhedral and round; with modern clasp. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePreviously 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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